Federal benefit articles
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Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped
Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
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Guest column: New federal disability benefit keeps disabled people in legislated poverty
Guest column: New federal disability benefit keeps disabled people in legislated poverty.
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Nearly all states take foster kids' federal benefits and use them to offset cost of foster care: Report
A disturbing report from the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law indicates that nearly all states routinely take federal benefits from children in the foster system and use those benefits to offset the cost of foster care.Like their counterparts who are not in the foster care system, some foster kids are entitled to receive federal money, including disability benefits associated with Social Security as well as survivor benefits associated with the Veterans'...