Massachusetts cracking down on individuals saving up high levels of welfare or food stamp benefits, By Shira Schoenberg, July 10, 2013, The Republican: “The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance is cracking down on individuals who have saved up high levels of welfare or food stamp benefits. The review by the department is designed to protect benefits for those who need them most, by eliminating a small number of cases in which the benefits are not immediately needed…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty