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How can you balance saving with the asset limits on federal and state benefits?

By Saundra Davis
Low to the ground picture of the grocery store aisle

“How can you help people who are going to get bumped off their subsidized food and housing because they have assets? Then the federal and state agencies say ‘Hey, all is well now.” They may be making more, but not enough yet to sustain themselves, landing them right back in poverty. I’ve seen this happen…

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