Trump's budget slashes or abolishes programs that provide support to low-income Americans (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)If you’re a poor person in America, President Trump’s budget proposal is not for you. But most of the proposed cuts in his budget target programs designed to help the working poor, as well as those who are jobless, cope. President Trump just released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which proposes some big changes in government spending. This program, part of the Health and Human Services budget, helps homeowners cover monthly energy costs, or repair broken or inefficient furnaces and air conditioners. Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate the Community Services Block Grant, a $715 million program within HHS that funds more than 1,000 local anti-poverty organizations around the country.

Source: Washington Post March 16, 2017 15:44 UTC