Over 18,000 pensioners received P3,000 each in cash assistance on Friday, Dec. 20, in early Christmas presents from the city government under Mayor Arman Dimaguila. The distribution was backed by the ...

A woman serving time in Women’s Prison fraudulently collected more than $60,000 in public benefits while incarcerated.

As Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers prepare to head into budget season next month, they have a slate of new child poverty policies to consider.

The Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council just issued recommendations to cut the state’s child poverty rate in half, as ...

City officials are winding down Chicago’s emergency response to the new arrivals. But the seemingly endless line outside of a ...

American Rescue Plan Act distributed millions of dollars to local governments in Southwest Michigan. That money went further in some communities than others.

The New York City Council is giving unconditional cash support to 161 unstably housed pregnant women. It’s part of an ...

Pangan, Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto, and the Asenso Manileño team distributed Christmas gift boxes and cash aid ...

Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ ...

The government’s grant of cash assistance to poor and near-poor individuals is not a dole-out but serves justice and has real ...

The stopgap deal to avoid a government shutdown includes $10 billion in direct payments for farmers, $21 bllion in ag ...

Maryland has a higher-than-average cost of living, which makes sticking to a budget difficult. Many people in Maryland have ...