Sofi is an AI policy researcher at Virginia Tech. As the government shutdown ends, SNAP’s status remains complicated. Even if and when things return to “normal,” many people who are entitled to ...

Millions of older Americans are turning to SNAP benefits to supplement their food budget. With fixed incomes and rising living costs, many seniors on Social Security qualify for this essential federal ...

You've worked your entire life, paid your taxes, and now you're living on a fixed income. The cost of everything seems to keep climbing while your monthly checks stay the same. Here's something that ...

As the federal government reopens after the longest shutdown in our nation’s history, I feel compelled to express deep concern about the decision to release only half of the Supplemental Nutrition ...

An end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history could restore food assistance for 42 million Americans. Recent court rulings have created confusion over whether states could ...

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people ...

Money gets tighter as you get older, not looser. The mortgage may be paid off, but the property taxes keep climbing. Medicare ...