Need-To-Know Insights, Guidance, and News to Secure Your Benefits

The future of Social Security is a topic that's been hashed over for decades now, and still, many folks wonder about the "security" of these benefits. It is seen as the largest fe...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently announced significant changes to the Social Security benefit payments for 2024. These changes aim to improve payment accuracy and program integrity wh...

For many families facing financial hardship, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides essential monthly cash support to help cover everyday needs. Funded by the federal government and managed by each s...

A grant is a money from the government or other organizations for a specific cause. Grants differ from loans because you’ll not have to repay or pay interest once you qualify. If you are going through a rough financ...

Social Security beneficiaries may need to brace for a modest Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2026. Based on the latest inflation indicators, the estimated COLA increase stands at 2.4%, the smallest ad...

The school year may be over, but hunger doesn’t take a vacation. To help families keep kids well-fed during the summer months, the federal government is rolling out the 2025 Summer EBT program, also known...

If you’ve ever switched jobs, your retirement money might not have come with you. Millions of Americans are in the same boat. According to Capitalize, over $1.7 trillion is sitting in forgotten o...

As the U.S. government shutdown drags into its second month, critical federal assistance programs, including SNAP, LIHEAP, Head Start, and ACA subsidies, are facing major...

There hasn't been much positive news coming from the American government in quite some time. Per usual, America is involved in yet another war, spending trillions of dollars a year, and Congress spends its days eit...