welfare

Officials have been investigating different ways to improve SNAP usage around the country

These counties in New York had the most SNAP recipients.

A new report urging an overhaul of New Jersey’s cash public assistance program was released this week – and incorporated into a bill approved the same day.

The bills include a funds for businesses, food banks, welfare benefits and lost wages. Senate President Steve Sweeney says more are sure to follow.

He has spearheaded an effort to give away more of our money by boosting welfare payments for the 2nd time in two years.

The Murphy Administration just boosted welfare payments by 20 percent, following last years raise of 10 percent.

Lawmakers are again acting on plans to boost 'heat and eat' benefits and expand reach of emergency assistance to prevent homelessness.

Scores of truly-in-need New Jersey residents receive welfare benefits on a regular basis, but there are many folks receiving too much assistance — or help they didn't deserve in the first place.

If you haven't had enough of people feeding off the 'system' this video may just put you over the edge.

The Obama administration has quietly opened the door for states to seek major changes in how they meet federal welfare-to-work requirements for some of their poorest residents, and leading conservatives are crying foul.