Especially if they come with reductions to Medicaid, food stamps and other safety net programs, the policy will make the rich ...

Republican proposals Congress could consider this year would take away or reduce food assistance from tens of millions of ...

A Philadelphia store owner has been sentenced to more than a year in prison after defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families called this week for changes to reverse the state's low participation rate in ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to help people who are ...

BOISE — An Idaho representative is proposing two changes to the state food-assistance program.

Millions of Americans qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits every month, and many will see ...

Public health experts worry the confusion stirred by a Trump administration funding freeze memo will not end quickly, harming ...

The bill to add photo ID would cost an anticipated $738,300 in one-time costs to get it going, and another $411,418 in ...

A state official's visit to a Long Island food bank underscored the possible spending cuts to programs for the needy.

Investigators uncovered more than $10.2 million in welfare fraud in the previous fiscal year, according to state Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office.