Financial aid

US Justice Department sues Virginia over in-state tuition for migrants

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US pledges $2.6b in humanitarian support to UN after huge cuts in 2025

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has said the UN’s humanitarian response is overstretched and underfunded.

Over 6,000 households to receive special year-end MUIS payout

CMG20240205-HengYY01 / 王彦燕 / Muis: Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura [273 Braddell Rd, Singapore Islamic Hub]
tags: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore , Singapore Islamic Hub , Non-profit organization in Singapore . Zakat Singapore is a strategic unit under the the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore or Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis).

Can Ukraine survive without the EU’s ‘reparation loan’?

President Volodymyr Zelensky called this week for unity in Europe on the allocation of frozen assets.

ComLink+ pre-school incentive scheme sees strong take-up, employment package has slower start

ComLink+ beneficiary Maznah Senen with two of her five children – three-year-old twins Nur Saida Sufian (left) and Mohammad Safiy Sufian.

Over 20,000 families on key government financial aid scheme in 2024, a five-year low in S’pore

A total of 20,825 families were on the ComCare Short-to-Medium-Term Assistance scheme in 2024, a 9 per cent fall from the 22,960 families in 2023.

About 1 in 6 ComLink+ families has family violence woes: MSF report on lower-income families

This is the first time data on family violence is included in the 2025 Supporting Lower-Income Households Trends Report, now in its second edition.

US farmers say Trump’s $15.5b bailout won’t end industry slump

Many believe the US farm economy will continue to be mired in this downturn throughout the coming year.

USDA tells states to ‘undo’ efforts to issue full food aid benefits

Volunteers distribute groceries at the Church of the Good Shepherd food pantry in Manhattan, New York, on Nov 1.

US Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $5.2 billion in food aid funding for now

Snap benefits are paid monthly to eligible Americans whose income is less than 130 per cent of the federal poverty line.

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