The government gives tens of thousands of dollars in benefits to the poor, which it doesn’t count as income.

Analysis reveals U.S. welfare system's structural flaws promote fraud over outcomes, with Minnesota case showing need for pay ...

A decade ago, Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman admonished the Wall Street Journal for its idée fixe on open-border immigration policy. "It's just obvious you can't have free immigration ...

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 ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with ...

IN JUNE 1941 William Beveridge left the office of Arthur Greenwood, a British cabinet minister, with tears in his eyes. A well-known academic and civil servant, Beveridge had sought a big job in the ...

Twenty years ago this week, President Clinton signed legislation to end "welfare as we know it." The new program set limits on benefits and gave states broad discretion on how to spend the funds. Now, ...

More than 13 million people received cash assistance from the government in 1995, before the law was passed. Today, just 3 million do. The law replaced AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) ...

In a sparsely decorated corner office of the Danish Public Benefits Administration sits one of Denmark’s most quietly influential people. Annika Jacobsen is the head of the agency’s data mining unit, ...

Histories of the welfare state usually begin around 1945. The 1940 - 50 period does mark a particular point in the history of welfare in Britain. But to begin the story here distorts the record. It ...

The safeguarding of the well-being of non-human animals has become a key aspect of sustainability and is an actively discussed issue in society. A good state of welfare indicates that an animal is ...