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

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

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a vital component of the U.S. social safety net, offering financial support to low-income families. This federal initiative, administered ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With all the big changes happening politically and economically, many American families are worried that programs they have counted on in the past may go away — and they could go hungry because of it.

In 2015, Kansas passed the HOPE (Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone) Act, which made it harder for the state’s neediest residents to access federal food and cash assistance funding. Find ...

Congress’s efforts to produce “one big, beautiful bill” that reflects President Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities is about to kick into high gear as the House and Senate turn to crafting ...

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 ...