Limiting the provision of public assistance to those who really need it seems like common sense. It ensures that welfare ...

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a new rule expanding what it means for a noncitizen to be a “public charge” by collecting welfare benefits. Several states and advocacy groups ...

The disparity between what the federal government collects in taxes and what it spends was never greater than during the pandemic, when annual deficits peaked at $3.1 trillion in 2020. Even today, ...

Kids love Santa. They don’t have to work for the stuff on their Christmas lists; he just gives it to them. In many states, gratuitous welfare benefits have made that childhood fantasy an adult reality ...

Expanded federal unemployment benefits, put in place as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, are on course to become another long-term "welfare trap," a government fiscal watchdog group ...

Most Americans believe, as we do, in a reliable government safety net in America, so that when people fall on tough times or lose their jobs, their families will not go hungry, lose their homes or ...

Mental health benefit claimants are using AI chatbots to maximise their payouts for sickness claims, it has been alleged.