The government shutdown caused a panic among recipients, but the monthly budgeting issues go back 50 years and may get worse.

For the 42 million people who rely on the country’s largest anti-hunger program, it has been a chaotic, nerve-racking week.

Congress could soon resume food aid benefits that were paused at the start of November. How fast it gets out to beneficiaries ...

She’s one of more than 1 million Georgians waiting for the government shutdown to end so they can afford groceries again.

The Buffalo, New York, native has been living in financial limbo since being laid off in early June, and has had to turn to ...