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Many Americans assume government assistance programs are only for people in severe financial hardship. But millions of retirees and near-retirees may qualify for programs that could help them get ...

Everyone wants poor families to work their way off welfare and ascend the income ladder. Yet an increasing number remain trapped on government benefits, struggling to support themselves. Some blame ...

Funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food aid could lapse within days if the government shutdown persists. A lapse in the funding would be devastating for millions of U.S. families ...

Government agencies managing benefits programs must tackle the complex challenge of accelerating assistance to constituents, reducing errors and fraud, and meeting new federal mandates. Accomplishing ...