Investigators have found a large underworld of fraud in Minnesota’s welfare programs. In one scandal, 57 people were convicted of stealing benefits from a children’s food program. In another scandal, ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has joined a lawsuit in U.S. district court seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from allowing federal agencies to review personal information about ...

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation's social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income ...

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is betting that states can take the lead in reforming the social safety net. The longtime free-market evangelist is proposing state pilot programs that would simplify ...

The welfare fraud in Minnesota seems to be a never-ending story. We’re learning that scammers bilked multiple programs intended to help low-income families, including Medicaid, food aid, housing ...

Based on its work to date, the panel offers several recommendations directed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding its immediate research agenda. These recommendations ...