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Nearly a million Louisiana households received SNAP benefits during COVID
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly a million Louisiana households received benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, at times during the COVID-19 pandemic – nearly 212,000 more than ...
Financial security when unemployed: How to budget during a job loss
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoLosing your job can be a significant emotional and financial drain. If you know your company is...
Black Wisconsinites were half as likely as white applicants to get pandemic unemployment payments,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMADISON – A federal watchdog agency is urging Wisconsin to look into racial disparities in how a...
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; layoffs hit 16-month high in June
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits...
Two St. Paul-area women indicted in $5.4 million fraud involving pandemic benefits
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo women from the St. Paul area submitted hundreds of false applications to coronavirus pandemic relief programs, causing the U.S. government and multiple states to pay out at least $5.4 million ...
Energy assistance available for low-income older adults in Jefferson Parish
WGNO via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKENNER, La. (WGNO) — Older adults in Jefferson Parish have the chance to access utility assistance...
Three Peoria men sentenced for bilking the Paycheck Protection Program
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPEORIA — Three Peoria residents were sentenced in federal court Sept. 5 for making false statements to receive money from the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal program created to help small ...
15 states chose not to participate in Summer EBT for hungry kids. Here's why
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAntarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet Getty Images/Westend61 In early January, the United States Department...
More States Are Forgoing Extra Federal Food Aid
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 19—More than 18 million Americans sometimes didn't have enough to eat last month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. More than 5 million people often went hungry. Those numbers would ...
Nearly a Quarter of Renters Are Behind in These 3 States. How to Cope if You're Struggling to Pay
Motley Fool· 2 years agoAround 6 million renters -- 15% of American households -- are behind with their payments, according...