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Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help restrain excesses

Two people embrace on Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif., amid property destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images by Anthony W. Orlando, California...

Medicare’s Extra Help program helps more people save more money on prescription costs

Due to a new law, more people qualify for more prescription drug savings with Medicare’s Extra Help program, so it could pay to apply...

Caring for older Americans’ teeth and gums is essential, but Medicare generally doesn’t cover that cost

Taking good care of your teeth and gums is essential at any age. Adobe Stock Photo by Frank Scannapieco, University at Buffalo and Ira Lamster,...

Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been led to believe

by Eleanor Brown, Fordham University; June Carbone, University of Minnesota, and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia Brides.com predicts that 2024 will be the “year of...

Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources

Family caregivers may be less likely to turn to others when they need their own support. Terry Vine/DigitalVision via Getty Images   − a social worker explains...

Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time

Mother and daughter grocery shopping together. Getty Images Stock Photo by Natasha Pilkauskas, University of Michigan and Katherine Michelmore, University of Michigan Influential lawmakers have struck...

Innamorato pledges $500k to alleviate child care ‘crisis’

Sara Innamorato plays with children at Shady Lane School in Point Breeze North. (Photo by Jamie Wiggan/PublicSource) New County Executive Sara Innamorato says she’s investing...

Updated: County will activate still-unspecified backup shelter if temps drop to 26

Erin Dalton, director at Allegheny County Department of Human Services, is seen through a news camera as she speaks to the press about the...

Paid family and medical leave would help millions of workers, families and employers

by JOSEPHINE KALIPENI  (NNPA NEWSWIRE)—In a country where most people must work to make ends meet, work isn’t working for most families. The impossible, exhausting...

2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program

by Noura Insolera, University of Michigan CC BY-ND A monthly average of more than 6 million U.S. women, infants and young children received benefits in 2022...

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