SNAP benefits for November will not be issued if the federal government shutdown continues past October 27. WIC, TANF, Medicaid, and CHIP benefits are currently not affected by the shutdown. Texans ...

The lingering government shutdown has elicited far-reaching consequences throughout the U.S., throwing many people's lives and government programs into chaos. One such program, the Supplemental ...

Around 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits. As the federal government shutdown continues, tens of millions of Americans are experiencing disruptions to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Funding for federal food assistance programs has been restored with the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, promising relief for millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental ...

A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to find enough money to restore full funding for SNAP benefits by Friday. The government "failed to consider the harms individuals who ...

Hundreds of thousands of Iowans will not receive food assistance benefits beginning Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown continues. Iowa food bank leaders have warned that they face an ...

SNAP benefits help feed more than 40 million Americans, but amid the government shutdown, those vital resources could be delayed or put on pause, leaving families hungry and worried about where their ...

The Trump administration said Monday that it will provide only half of the normal food stamp benefits for November by tapping into the program’s contingency fund amid the government shutdown. But ...

The government shutdown began on Oct. 1 and has led to a lapse in funding allocation. A continued lapse means there is not sufficient funding to distribute SNAP benefits to 42 million Americans and ...