Find out the full 2026 Social Security and SSI payment schedule, including COLA increases, holiday adjustments and important ...

In October, the average wait time to get a simple question answered by the Department of Social Services in Connecticut was ...

Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community say the new limits on the food assistance program, SNAP, may make it especially difficult for many LGBTQ people battling food insecurity.

A man who pleaded no contest to using fraudulent Electronic Benefit Transfer cards to withdraw nearly $116,000 in state public assistance benefits from bank ATMs in Lancaster, Studio City and West ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

A new article that evaluated the impact of changes to the scope or generosity of social safety net programs concludes that public welfare policy has measurable benefits for public safety. Written by ...

If you're married, or divorced after being married for a decade, you can receive spousal benefits. Claiming these benefits allows you to receive up to 50% of your partner's primary insurance amount.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, which helps New Yorkers heat their homes during the cold winter months, has been restored following the government shutdown. The program ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being widowed. Under current law, certain survivors of Social Security claimants can get ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Following the end of the government shutdown, many SNAP households have received their full November 2025 benefits. Now, those same recipients could have to go through a whole new ...

The Mississippi Department of Human Services announced partial SNAP benefit payments for some recipients. Those with disbursement dates from Nov. 14-21 will receive up to 65% of their benefits ...