A lot of people assume safety net help is only for someone who isn't working. That's not how most of these programs are built. Many are specifically designed for low- and moderate-income workers who ...

America’s broken safety net system has over 80 programs, costs $1.6 trillion annually, and perpetually underperforms. It’s inefficient, costly, and perversely functions like a snare net that traps ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Anyone who has raised kids knows what happens when you give them a ...

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well ...

We explore several potential reasons for the household food insecurity increase from 2019 to 2022. We find that neither changes in the social safety net nor underlying economic factors, such as ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net ...

House Republicans Feb. 25 narrowly passed a budget resolution calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, clearing a first hurdle for key parts ...

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $6.7 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that ...

How an innovative public-private partnership responded rapidly to keep 82,000 families fed during a government shutdown.

Your rent goes up, groceries cost more, and your paycheck doesn't get the memo. You're working, you're trying, and you still end up doing that quiet math in your head: "If I pay this bill today, what ...