Nation Mar 11 How a complicated benefits system lets some fall through the safety net By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes
Politics Feb 24 Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect Advocates are scrambling to find other options to fill the needs of a traditionally low-income population. By Anita Snow, Associated Press
Nation Feb 06 Auditor says more than $4 million stolen from Mississippi welfare funds Indictments issued Wednesday say $48,000 paid for a luxury drug rehabilitation program for a former pro wrestler. By Jeff Amy, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Economy Apr 16 Watch 7:43 Why it’s so hard to get off welfare Since 1996, in order to get welfare in the U.S., you have to work. The Clinton Welfare-to-Work program successfully got millions of families off the social safety net program. But today's recipients face stagnant low wages and limited resources for… By PBS News Hour
Politics Apr 16 New Kansas law would limit how welfare recipients can spend their benefits TOPEKA, Kan. -- A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can't use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don'ts runs to several dozen items. By John Hanna, Associated Press
Apr 10 Libertarian Charles Murray: The welfare state has denuded our civic culture By Charles Murray Charles Murray is no fan of U.S. bureaucracy. But cutting checks, he admits, is one of the few things big government does well. He thinks cutting bigger checks -- in the form of a guaranteed income for every adult citizen… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Protesters March on Greek Parliament to Protest Wage Cuts and Privatization With nearly 70,000 people marching toward the parliament in Athens, Greece saw its largest protests since May 2011. Greeks were angered by cuts in wages, pensions and welfare that the debt-ridden country enacted to meet budget targets. Independent Television News'… Continue watching