Money in the News
Trending and breaking stories with a financial angle. This category covers the headlines that affect people’s wallets, from government policy shifts and cost of living changes to corporate upheaval and the financial side of technology. This is what keeps The Money Overview current with the broader news cycle.
Latest in Money in the News
Airlines must now send an automatic cash refund when they cancel or badly delay a flight, and vouchers can’t be forced on you.
Air travelers in the United States who get stuck with a canceled flight or a major schedule change no longer have to chase down their...
SNAP theft victims can no longer get stolen benefits replaced after a program lapsed.
Families who rely on SNAP benefits and fall victim to electronic benefit theft lost their only federal safety net when Congress let the replacement program...
Nineteen states can now block soda, candy and desserts from food-stamp purchases.
Nineteen states now hold federal approval to block soda, candy and desserts from food-stamp purchases, turning what was once a uniform national benefit into a...
A House bill would add about $833 a month to disabled veterans’ aid-and-attendance pensions.
Roughly 8,000 severely disabled veterans stand to receive an extra $833 a month in aid-and-attendance payments after the House passed H.R. 6047 on a 235-to-179...
Assisted living now runs a median $6,200 a month before Medicaid helps.
Families searching for assisted living face a median price tag of $6,200 a month, and for most of them, Medicaid will not cover a single...
A federal program helps low-income seniors pay summer cooling bills, but most never apply.
Most low-income seniors eligible for federal help with summer cooling bills never receive it. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, lists older...
About 4.8 million adults over 60 rely on SNAP, and new work rules put hundreds of thousands at risk of losing food aid.
Roughly 4.8 million adults age 60 and older receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and that population has been growing as a share of the...
About $39 billion in matured U.S. savings bonds sit unclaimed, and 30 state treasurers are pressing Washington to return them.
Thirty state treasurers are pushing the federal government to hand over detailed owner records for about $39 billion in matured, unredeemed U.S. savings bonds, arguing...
A bill in Congress would let about 50,000 combat-injured veterans draw both military retirement and disability pay, roughly $1,200 more a month.
Roughly 50,000 combat-injured military retirees stand to gain about $1,200 more per month if a bipartisan push in Congress succeeds. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Mike Crapo,...
Homeowners 65 and older can cut hundreds off property taxes with a circuit-breaker rebate.
Seniors who own homes in Massachusetts or Maryland could recover hundreds of dollars on their annual tax bills, but only if they file for a...
New Mexico is sending $500 rebate checks, plus $500 per spouse or dependent.
New Mexico residents who file state income tax returns could receive $500 each, plus an additional $500 for a spouse and $500 per dependent, under...
A home health aide now runs a median $35 an hour, so full-time care at home can top a nursing home’s cost.
Families arranging round-the-clock home care for aging relatives now face annual bills that can exceed the cost of a nursing home bed. With a home...
SNAP or Medicaid households can get $9.25 a month off phone or internet bills.
Millions of households that rely on SNAP or Medicaid now have one federal program left to lower their phone or internet bills: Lifeline, which provides...
Kroger is rolling out its biggest price cuts in years to win grocery shoppers back from Walmart and Costco.
Kroger is betting that aggressive price reductions, funded by internal cost savings, can reverse a slow bleed of grocery shoppers to Walmart and Costco. The...
Walmart and Sam’s Club just cut prices on thousands of items, from beef to grilling gear, to ease summer bills.
Families heading into peak grilling season just got a price break on some of the most expensive items in their shopping carts. Walmart and Sam’s...
$1,000 is what Pennsylvania’s rebate now pays seniors for 2025 property taxes or rent.
Pennsylvania residents who are 65 or older, or who live with disabilities, can now apply for up to $1,000 back on property taxes or rent...
Illinois raised its Senior Freeze income limit to $75,000, letting more retirees lock in their property-tax bill.
Illinois seniors who earn up to $75,000 a year can now freeze the assessed value of their homes for property-tax purposes, a $10,000 jump from...
Minimum wage will top $17 an hour in California, Connecticut and Washington in 2027.
Workers earning the lowest legal hourly pay in California, Connecticut and Washington will cross the $17 threshold by January 2027, driven by automatic inflation-adjustment formulas...
$400 inflation-relief checks are going to about 8 million New York households this year.
New York State has begun mailing inflation refund checks of up to $400 to roughly 8.2 million households, with deliveries continuing through October and November....
New York raised its senior homeowners’ exemption to 65%, trimming property-tax bills for people over 65.
Older homeowners across New York State stand to save hundreds of dollars a year on property taxes after Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation raising the...