Guaranteed income reduces spending, lowers debt in Compton study
A new study of a guaranteed-income program in Compton, California, finds that regular cash payments from the government to ...
Poverty rate in U.S. drops due to welfare program expansion
Low-income households are becoming increasingly dependent on government welfare and entitlement programs rather than work ...
Low-income single moms use government aid as family leave, study reveals
The majority of low-income single mothers in Oregon who rely on federal cash assistance around the time of childbirth are in ...
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Feds promised to test a new 'automatic' tax filing service — but recycled an old program
The federal government promised to "pilot a new automatic [tax] filing service" in 2024 to help get benefits to low- and fixed-income Canadians — but ended up recycling a program from the year ...
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$12 Million HUD Grants to Transform Rural Housing—A Lifeline for Low-Income Communities
A bold step toward tackling the housing crisis in rural America has just been announced. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is injecting $12 million ...
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US-government issued phones run 'Chinese malware'
Many budget phones come pre-installed with malware, according to the security company Mobile phones offered to low-income families via a US government ... a wireless update program, automatically ...
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New York's Low-Income Internet Law Stands As Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case
The state of New York set up its own discounted internet mandate after the Affordable Connectivity Program expired ... including government subsidies and low-income plans from internet providers ...
Feds promised to test a new 'automatic' tax filing service — but recycled an old program
The federal government promised to "pilot a new automatic [tax] filing service" in 2024 to help get benefits to low- and fixed-income Canadians — but ended up recycling a program from the year before ...