Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent ...

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...

California is spending $278.4 million this year on its Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants program that provides state-funded payments largely to qualified elderly and disabled non-citizens who ...

Jennifer C. Greenfield was hired by Thinking Forward, LLC and the Denver Basic Income Project as a consultant to provide cost estimates and analysis of a potential cash dividend program in Colorado, ...

RWJBarnabas invests cash assistance to provide up to $20,000 to low-income pregnant individuals in New Jersey through The Bridge Project.

A US city is preparing to hand out a pile of cash in a new guaranteed income program for disadvantaged residents.

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...

THE CITY COUNCIL has launched a new guaranteed income program for young, homeless New Yorkers, allocating $1.5 million in the FY2026 budget.

New Yorkers experiencing delays in their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and cash assistance benefits will receive relief through a lawsuit settlement reached with the City of New ...

The state’s Disaster Cash Assistance Program, designed to help residents impacted by the recent atmospheric rivers and severe flooding, has been depleted as of Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Washington State ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gina Heath, receives SNAP and cash assistance, says the problems began during the federal government shutdown. She typically receives both benefits on the 4th of each month. But in ...