A loosening of some rules on food-stamp eligibility and an expected tightening of rules for receiving unemployment insurance may make more people out of work rely on food stamps.
A loosening of some rules on food-stamp eligibility and an expected tightening of rules for receiving unemployment insurance may make more people out of work rely on food stamps.
In this economy, even having multiple degrees isn't a guarantee against poverty.
A Lewiston man is going to jail for 60 days after pleading guilty to stealing food stamps and other public assistance benefits worth $11,000.
ASHEBORO — A trial earlier this month in Randolph County on housing subsidy fraud put a spotlight on the two most public, and possibly the most misunderstood, aspects of public assistance — Section 8 Housing Choice and Food and Nutrition Services, commonly called public housing and food stamps.
Government assistance – from food stamps to unemployment benefits – became a significant part of personal income in South Florida during the recession.
Making ends meet with food stamps: FLORIDA TODAY stops by the Sharing Center of Central Brevard to see how people are using food stamps to make ends meets. By Tim Shortt, edited by Caroline Perez.
It’s hard enough to feed a family on food stamps, but this week Pennsylvania made it harder when it imposed an unreasonable asset test. Flunking the asset test means going without food stamps, even if an individual or family meets the threshold of earning no more than 160 percent of the poverty level. Households with people under age 60 are limited to $5,500 in assets. Households with people 60 …
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) — House Republicans are calling for major cuts to U.S. food stamps, presenting an obstacle to passage of a 2012 farm bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
A controversial plan to crack down on food stamp fraud goes into effect Tuesday. Those applying for food stamps in Pennsylvania will have to go through an asset test, which will take a harder look at people's finances to better determine if they truly need aid. "It's the same as applying for any other public welfare benefit. It's the same application, as a matter of fact," said Carole Koursaros …
