Tag: Safety net

Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025

1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025

A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs

Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs