The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves as a fundamental pillar for seniors, with over a quarter of all SNAP households including someone aged 60 or older. This program is designed ...

The bill would let young adults in career and technical education programs work part time without risking food benefits.

Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government help, it could get worse, experts say.

Deborah Burch’s severe lung disease keeps her at home these days, amid air tanks and medical supplies, stuck on the sofa of the little apartment she shares with her husband. Burch, 71, has end-stage ...

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) replaced Food Stamps as a nutritional assistance program in the United States. If you have limited income and resources, you may be eligible. The ...

Yet we’re seeing SNAP recipients lose out on vital benefits because of outdated income requirements that don’t reflect financial stresses, like high student loan payments,” said Senator Welch. “This ...

Reductions and restrictions to food stamps in the Republican-led “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could put further strain on ...

Dr. Marvin Singleton, a former Republican member of the Missouri legislature, stepped back into politics because he is worried about seniors. Suzanne King The Beacon Editor's Note: This story was ...