State auditor warns welfare fraud is 'incredibly easy' as Mississippi's high-profile trial exposes weaknesses costing ...

Two Republican state lawmakers have asked the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to not spend federal funds to expand ...

Many welfare programs give greater benefits to unmarried individuals than to a married couple of otherwise identical income. The resulting marriage penalty discourages marriage and rewards single ...

Because the state does not track those who leave welfare, it is difficult to know if they have moved on to other taxpayer-funded programs. But social service advocates say the other programs' growth ...

When conservatives lament the many ways in which the U.S. welfare system discourages marriage and family formation, it’s usually large-scale federal welfare programs such as public housing or the ...

Minnesota welfare fraud investigation expands beyond $1 billion scandal to expose systemic abuse of federal loan programs, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed two state agencies to investigate the potential misuse of taxpayer money in one ...

A former top state official in Mississippi pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges in connection to an embezzlement scheme that auditors say misused millions of welfare dollars, including ...