As the longest government shutdown in American history continues, tens of millions of people continue to face uncertainty over federal benefits that have been disrupted by the political crisis. In the ...

A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.

WASHINGTON — SNAP benefits have been thrown into chaos for 42 million people after the Trump administration told states not to make full food stamp payments for November. Multiple states, including ...

Some of the 41.7 million Americans who rely on the paused Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could receive payments as soon as 24 hours after the longest government shutdown in history ...

BOSTON — President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, ...

SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, provides cash cards known as Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) to approximately 12% of Americans for a limited time to help purchase basic food items. Households ...

Michigan is resuming the process of getting full monthly benefits to residents who receive federal assistance to pay for food, state officials said Monday. The announcement from the Michigan ...

The Trump administration announced on Nov. 7 that it will be providing full SNAP benefits for the month of November, and by Nov. 8, full benefits started appearing on the cards of the 79,000 Rhode ...

As the federal government reopens, programs like SNAP and federal worker pay are experiencing delays in returning to normal operations. Getting back to normal for some of these federal programs will ...