Republicans and Democrats are duking it out in a battle of reciprocal blaming, but the potential loss of family meals, baby formula, fruits and vegetables could make millions of low-income Americans ...

Chicago electric company ComEd has launched a new program designed to reduce costs for low-income customers. The Low-Income Discount program will provide price breaks starting Jan. 1, 2026, to ...

Thousands of people enrolled in short-term, job-focused programs will soon be able to use federal grants to pay tuition, which could reshape how low-income students access higher education and the ...

The Mayors for a Guaranteed Income coalition decried the dismantling of federal aid programs in a news release published on Tuesday. "At a time when key federal aid programs are being dismantled, ...

A program that helps low-income Pennsylvania residents pay heating bills will be delayed because of the federal government shutdown. The commonwealth’s Department of Human Services on Wednesday ...

The state Board of Education says it needs a more accurate count of low-income students as participation in federal ...

If approved, colleges and universities will have the ability to award federal Workforce Pell grants to students in qualifying ...

Low-income college students, whose proportion of enrollment is already dropping, could soon face new obstacles to going to and graduating from college. Credit: Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo The Hechinger ...

Chicago electric company ComEd is launching a new discount program for low-income customers starting in January 2026. The program will be funded by a fee on all customer bills, a point of contention ...

The State Board of Education is asking lawmakers this year for $200,000 to develop a new way of counting low-income students.