Poverty Archives

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LIHEAP payments: Illinois benefits for water and sewer bills arrive in four days

Jack Birle -

June 27, 2023 5:40 pm

In this Aug. 26, 2011 photo, a sign notifies customers that EBT can be used at a store in Sioux Falls, S.D. House and Senate negotiators are set to begin crafting a compromise farm bill, including cuts to the food stamp program. The talks open Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, just two days before food stamp recipients will see a separate, unrelated cut in their monthly benefits. (AP Photo/The Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn)

Economy

Food insecurity aggravated by inflation and end of pandemic-related SNAP benefits

Jenny Goldsberry -

June 23, 2023 8:08 pm

News

Food stamps: One bill could give billions to SNAP program

Misty Severi -

June 20, 2023 8:18 pm

Police officers speak to a man at a homeless encampment, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Portland, Maine. Maine's largest city started removing a large encampment as it grapples with homelessness and packed shelters.

Crime

More cities make homeless encampments a crime, leaving low-income people with few options

Timothy P. Carney -

June 16, 2023 2:33 pm

Beltway Confidential

Why behavioral requirements are vital to welfare programs

Robert Cherry -

June 14, 2023 6:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Illinois set to nix school choice program for low-income children

Keri Ingraham -

June 13, 2023 6:00 am

News

Food stamps: See how your family size affects your SNAP benefit

Eden Villalovas -

June 9, 2023 4:40 pm

News

Food Stamps: Can you receive SNAP and WIC benefits simultaneously

Eden Villalovas -

June 8, 2023 10:57 pm

Washington Secrets

Families say they need three times poverty rate to ‘get by,’ $85,000

Paul Bedard -

May 31, 2023 2:06 pm

Beltway Confidential

Poverty shouldn’t separate a mother from her children

Caroline Barnett -

May 14, 2023 6:00 am

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LIHEAP payments: Illinois benefits for water and sewer bills arrive in four days

Food insecurity aggravated by inflation and end of pandemic-related SNAP benefits

Food stamps: One bill could give billions to SNAP program

More cities make homeless encampments a crime, leaving low-income people with few options

Why behavioral requirements are vital to welfare programs

Illinois set to nix school choice program for low-income children

Food stamps: See how your family size affects your SNAP benefit

Food Stamps: Can you receive SNAP and WIC benefits simultaneously

Families say they need three times poverty rate to ‘get by,’ $85,000

Poverty shouldn’t separate a mother from her children

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