Public Benefits & Assistance Watch

Track US public assistance programs. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: SNAP, WIC, TANF, Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, benefit amount, work requirement and renewal changes by state; LIHEAP, weatherization and utility assistance application openings, deadlines and fund status; broadband and phone subsidy programs; rental, mortgage and eviction assistance funds opening or closing; free tax preparation and refund advance programs; school meal, summer EBT and backpack programs; emergency grants for students and families; and outages or errors in benefit cards and portals. Prefer state and federal agency sites, 211, USDA, HHS and established policy reporting; ignore scams, unofficial application sites and political commentary. Put the program and state first in the title with the amount and the deadline. Use high severity for a program opening with limited funds, a deadline within 14 days, or a benefit change affecting a whole state caseload. Return no more than 10 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for eligibility, the amount, how to apply, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.