The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history affected many federal programs that help Americans. While the government is back up and running, some of those aid programs are not. The government ...

Applications are now open for New York’s cooling assistance program, as Gov. Kathy Hochul warns that proposed federal cuts ...

There are now 2,000 home-buying assistance programs across the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Tougher requirements that President Donald Trump’s administration is planning for housing subsidies prompted sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers about the potential impact on aging ...

Americans are the most generous people on Earth. Yet in Ohio and across the nation, well-intended government programs often trap our fellow citizens in poverty instead of providing a path to upward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southeast Texas farmers facing crop losses from extreme weather, including a recent winter freeze, are turning to federal ...

Federal funding cuts are impacting food assistance programs and local farmers on the Central Coast, causing losses in production and income. A program that connects farmers with food banks to provide ...

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Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas farmers facing crop losses from extreme weather, including a recent winter freeze, are turning to federal assistance programs for relief, though officials say the aid ...