42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored ...

SNAP benefits are under scrutiny. Here are a few things to know about the USDA program

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, ...

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Along with ordering the federal government to use emergency reserves to backfill SNAP benefits, McConnell ruled that all ...

Charts illustrate the scale of SNAP as millions face potential benefit lapse

Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans as funding expires Saturday, leaving low-income families ...

The end of SNAP aid could hit Black Americans hardest

One in eight Americans use SNAP but its halt will disproportionately hurt Black Americans like Hilaire. Black people are 13.7 ...

See average Ohio SNAP benefits by county as government shutdown threatens program

SNAP benefits could be affected Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how many would be affected from Ohio's ...

With SNAP benefits set to halt, Thune says he can't clarify Trump's plan to fund program

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on ...

Millions of Americans could face delays for their SNAP food assistance. Here’s who relies on the program

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.

How do SNAP benefits work? What to know about the government program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to ...

NJ leaders plan on 'accelerating' funding for hunger programs as SNAP fears swirl

Phil Murphy, along with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Nick Scutari, was preparing to accelerate SNAP ...

Double Up Food Bucks Program expanded amid SNAP pause

The Fair Food Network (FFN) is expanding its Double Up Food Bucks Program in Michigan due to the United States Department of ...

New program can help Boston SNAP recipients receive food aid, as questions remain over benefits

Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new partnership between the Boston Foundation and the city to help with the SNAP benefits ...