Last year’s welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota made headlines for its brazen nature and massive scale. But it’s only part of ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of a federal program that provides direct cash assistance to the poor — the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. An investigation by ProPublica ...

Americans have heard plenty about how, effective November 1, the federal government shutdown suspended regular food stamp payments to 42 million individuals. Food stamps are important welfare benefits ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Biden recently approved a 25 percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, otherwise known as food stamps, following a reassessment of the thrifty food plan, which is ...

Okay, well, new budget numbers just released today show that the brief post-COVID era of fiscal restraint has abruptly come to an end. In November alone, the federal deficit came in at $249 billion — ...

There are two key reasons why it is critical there be a work requirement before able-bodied individuals receive welfare: (1) It discourages those who can find a job from going on welfare and consuming ...

From the column: "Countless billions of dollars lost due to weak safeguards in the welfare system is unacceptable. We need to ...