The U.S. Treasury and Education Departments team up to improve federal student aid programs, tackling $1.7 trillion in loans.

The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

It's been 60 years that this program has been helping thousands of our spouses and children pursue higher education," Rear ...

Congress and the administration must prioritize rooting out federal waste by leveraging federal data to prevent benefit fraud and mandating the use of three key databases to ensure that only eligible ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Federal funding cuts are impacting food assistance programs and local farmers on the Central Coast, causing losses in production and income. A program that connects farmers with food banks to provide ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The government shutdown may not only affect food assistance programs but also other federally funded programs. Right now, there’s growing concern that the government shutdown ...

Crucial government programs that feed families and heat homes are among those that will start to run out of money on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown drags on. Democrats in the U.S. Senate ...

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access to ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - More than 40,000 people in Michiana who depend on SNAP benefits are trying to figure out how to pay for food amid the government shutdown, and the financial strain is ...