Cuts to Antipoverty Programs – Michigan, Connecticut
Proposed cuts to Mich. budget hurts poor, By Karen Bouffard, August 6, 2009, Detroit News: “Services for the poor would be decimated under cuts proposed to close Michigan’s $1.8 billion budget hole,...
View ArticleSupplemental Security Income Program – California
SSI/SSP program, hit often by cuts, in line for more in October, By Jim Miller, August 20, 2009, Riverside Press-Enterprise: “California’s budget crisis has triggered a quick drop in welfare payments...
View ArticleCounty Funding and Cash Assistance – Los Angeles, CA
L.A. County may spend money to try to save money on welfare, By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, September 20, 2009, Los Angeles Times: “With the cost of helping Los Angeles County’s welfare recipients expected...
View ArticleState Budgets and Programs for the Poor
State not paying bills: Social services in doubt, By Andre Salles, November 18, 2009, Geneva Sun: “Every day, Cindy Worsley looks through her mail, hunting for a check from the state of Illinois. And...
View ArticleShift from TANF to Other Assistance Programs – Louisiana
Experts discern shift in welfare programs, By Sarah Chacko, November 15, 2009, Baton Rouge Advocate: “Many people leaving Louisiana’s state welfare rolls may have traded one government-assistance...
View ArticleState Cuts to Social Services – California, Maine
Governor warns of deep fiscal crisis as he unveils California budget plan, By Evan Halper and Shane Goldmacher, January 9, 2010, Los Angeles Times: “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Friday that the...
View ArticleState Budget Cuts to Social Services – California, Missouri
Schwarzenegger’s plan could cut deep for those who depend on state stipends, By Susan Ferriss, February 1, 2010, Sacramento Bee: “For Capitol insiders, it’s easy to chalk it up as a bluff when Gov....
View ArticleSSI and Eligibility for Food Stamps – California
State’s food stamp cash-out policy no longer the best option for many aid recipients, By Alexandra Zavis, July 5, 2010, Los Angeles Times: “Leaning on a cane, Donjean Gardner eases open her fridge and...
View ArticleSupplemental Security Income and Refugees
Many indigent refugees to lose federal assistance, By Robert Pear, July 31, 2010, New York Times: “The Social Security Administration is about to terminate cash assistance for thousands of indigent...
View ArticleSSI and Eligibility for Food Stamps – California
USDA urges California to reverse food stamp policy, even though some could lose benefits, By Alexandra Zavis, August 10, 2010, Los Angeles Times: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging...
View ArticleSupplemental Security Income and Refugees
Elderly and disabled immigrants may lose financial aid, By Alexandra Zavis, August 22, 2010, Los Angeles Times: “Some of the poorest elderly and disabled people admitted to this country on humanitarian...
View ArticleBoston Globe Series on Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
The Other Welfare, series homepage, Boston Globe: “The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for children was created mainly for those with severe physical disabilities. But the $10 billion in...
View ArticleSupplemental Security Income Program – Massachusetts
SSI program is flawed, chief says, By Patricia Wen, May 24, 2011, Boston Globe: “The commissioner of the Social Security Administration for the first time publicly acknowledged yesterday that there are...
View ArticleSSI Program Enrollment
Disability program, concerns on rise, By Patricia Wen, July 11, 2011, Boston Globe: “A federally run children’s disability program whose enrollment practices are already the subject of a congressional...
View ArticleSupplemental Security Income
Benefits for severely disabled children scrutinized, By Jenny Gold, August 18, 2011, National Public Radio: “To those who believe the federal Supplemental Security Income program for severely disabled...
View ArticleState Budget Cuts and Disability
NH joins Idaho in new welfare limits for disabled, By Norma Love (AP), February 19, 2012, Idaho Statesman: “Legally blind since she was 9, Chrissy Fairbanks just got word she’s losing the $363 state...
View ArticlePublic Assistance Reporting Information System
Computer matching system could limit safety net ‘double dipping’, By Pamela M. Prah, April 12, 2012, Stateline.org: “States could cut costs by millions of dollars a year if they took full advantage of...
View ArticleHomeless Advocacy Project – Philadelphia, PA
Pa. cuts funding for Phila. program for the disabled homeless, By Alfred Lubrano, August 24, 2012, Philadelphia Inquirer: “The Corbett administration has cut funding for a Philadelphia program...
View ArticleChildren’s Supplemental Security Income Program
Aid to disabled children now outstrips welfare, By Patricia Wen, August 28, 2014, Boston Globe: “A controversial federal benefits program provided about $20 billion to low-income families with disabled...
View ArticleParticipation in Public Assistance Programs
What it really means to rely on food stamps and welfare, By Emily Badger, May 29, 2015, Washington Post: “Public dependence isn’t a permanent condition, although we often talk about people in need of...
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