When parents have enough money to pay their bills, buy nutritious food, and spend quality time with their children, they are ...

Welfare is a common label for government-funded programs for American individuals and families with low incomes.

Welfare spending has hit a stunning, all-time high. A new Congressional Research Service report confirms what research here at The Heritage Foundation has shown: The government’s means-tested welfare ...

The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably). In ...

Historically, marriage has played a critical role in the raising of children. In most cases, the economic benefits of marriage are substantial. Marriage among families with children is an extremely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE CLAIM: The majority of people on welfare assistance are Black. “Welfare queens” exist and they constantly take advantage of ...

One of the turning points in the 2012 presidential campaign was Republican nominee Mitt Romney privately saying that 47 percent of the population -- supporters of President Barack Obama, he said -- ...

Over on Alternet Joshua Holland got very het up about the great new right wing lie. This all has relevance today as David Brooks has been using the same sorts of figures to show that the US does in ...

Two bills aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma from accessing welfare programs failed in the Senate, with ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A key child welfare reform bill has now advanced to the Senate calendar as criticism of the ...