Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project.

The child element of Universal Credit is currently worth £292.81 per child per month for children born after April 2017. So ...

A foodbank is calling for the government to lift the two-child benefit cap, which it warns has "plunged families into poverty". The policy, introduced by the Conservatives, prevents households on ...

Virginians who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are facing sharp increases in monthly premiums as open enrollment kicks off Nov. 1.

Closing the gender digital divide could lift 30 million women and girls out of poverty and add $1.5 trillion to global gross domestic product by 2030, according to the newly released Gender Snapshot ...

Residents in need are selected at random to get free rides on SEPTA. Some advocates say those with the greatest need should get priority.

A fifth of Louisiana's children live in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That could jump to a third.

Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in ...

As the federal-government shutdown enters its second month – now the second longest in U.S. history – it’s not just food programs that are running out of money. Head Start early-childhood programs in ...

The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states ...

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the nation’s largest food assistance program will cause millions of people to lose benefits, strain state budgets, and pressure the nation’s food supply chain, ...

New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country.