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 ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent ...

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 expansion of the IndyEast Guaranteed Income Initiative pilot program will provide $500 a month to 125 families over 18 ...

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 ...

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 ...