As part of its claims of widespread fraud in the federal safety net, the Trump administration is halting $10 billion in ...

Everyone, regardless of factors such as income, race, or ZIP code, deserves to be able to meet their basic needs. Cash ...

Douglas County's DHS confirms TANF and CCCAP assistance programs are operating smoothly without funding issues.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)–The South Dakota Department of Social Services hosted a public hearing where they discussed a 10% reduction in the payment standard for the Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Legislature’s rules committee has passed a 10% cut to the TANF program with the goal of covering a $5.3 million dollar shortfall in the Department of Social ...

With helpful locations in both northern California and Nevada, the Washoe Native TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Program is here to help. The program provides a myriad of services for ...

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 ...

The future for low-income Americans looks bleak. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act transfers crucial dollars from America’s working class to the ultrawealthy through unprecedented ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Fall 2025 Magazine. You can subscribe here. When he ran for president, Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” In 1996, Clinton signed ...