MDHHS says yes, they will continue to process SNAP redeterminations and case changes. You can read more frequently asked questions and responses from MDHHS here. MDHHS said this will impact 1.4 million Michiganders who receive SNAP benefits, and over 42 million people nationwide.

More than 1.4 million Michiganders could lose access to food assistance next week as the federal government shutdown forces a pause in SNAP benefits.

About 1.4 million Michigan residents who rely on SNAP benefits face uncertainty after the U.S. Department of Agriculture instructed the state to hold November benefits until further notice.

Some West Michigan families are anxious as SNAP benefit cuts take effect in a few days. The Salvation Army strives to meet rising demand with limited resources.

At 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Symone Wilkes, a Detroit resident and mother of two young sons, received a loud alert on her phone. It was her MI Bridges app — the site through which state benefits are provided — alerting her that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,

When Detroit People's Food Co-op heard that SNAP benefits would be paused for November because of the government shutdown, its board president saw it as a challenge that could yield an opportunity.

Michigan could have spared a lot of stress for the roughly 1.4 million Michiganders who receive SNAP benefits, if not for wasteful spending in past years, says the Speaker of the state House.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 22 other state attorneys general in sending a letter on Friday to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pressing for answers on the lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,