Republicans and Democrats alike decry the lack of oversight for America’s famous antipoverty experiment. ‘Fraud by design.’ ...

The Center for Immigration Studies report reveals how much extra burden is placed on the welfare system because immigrants are in the country.

The Georgia House approved an $82 million boost for the state's child welfare agency, doubling the governor's pledge to ...

The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably). In ...

Lieutenant Bill Miller said his family in Robertson County was without power for about 30 hours and nearly had to leave for a ...

Explore the welfare loss of taxation, its impact on economic well-being, and discover the costs associated with taxes, like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE CLAIM: The majority of people on welfare assistance are Black. “Welfare queens” exist and they constantly take advantage of ...

U. S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate ...

Historically, marriage has played a critical role in the raising of children. In most cases, the economic benefits of marriage are substantial. Marriage among families with children is an extremely ...

Over on Alternet Joshua Holland got very het up about the great new right wing lie. This all has relevance today as David Brooks has been using the same sorts of figures to show that the US does in ...

Former directors of state DFCS tell governor they “are deeply concerned that this crisis is accelerating and that additional ...

As the 1997 Welfare Reform Law comes up for reauthorization, Betty Ann Bowser looks at the impact it has had in the state of Connecticut. Three years ago, Nicole Drury was barely hanging on. She had ...