If you’re a low-income household, your kids may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school. According to the ...

Home repair and improvement can cost up to thousands of dollars–the kind of money most people don’t have. Fortunately, there are various government programs designed to help people with these. They ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...

You've been laid off at 53, or 57, or 61. The job you had for 15 years is gone, and applying for the same kind of work isn't going anywhere. Maybe the industry is contracting. Maybe the skills the ...

The federal government shutdown enters its fourth week as President Trump negotiates trade in Asia. Funding for food assistance programs SNAP and WIC is set to end on November 1 due to the shutdown.

Over the past decade, the United States government has launched dozens of ambitious programs aimed at solving systemic problems—from student debt relief and green energy to disaster response and ...

With energy costs continuing to rise as part of a higher overall cost of living, many Americans are struggling to keep up with utility bills. A recent Payless Power study of more than 1,000 people, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new government‑funded program is giving artists a basic income of about $350 a week with no strings attached, allowing them to ...