What exactly is SNAP and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's who benefits as the Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

Almost three million New Yorkers could be without federally-provided food assistance starting Nov. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Oct. 27. The potential pause is part of a broader, nationwide ...

The House of Representatives is set to vote on a funding package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown has halted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

Nearly 3 million Floridians who rely on food stamps to provide or supplement their food budget may see their benefits for November delayed if the federal government shutdown continues past Nov. 1. The ...

The Department of Agriculture said no benefits would be issued for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1, claiming funding for the critical food stamps program had “run dry” due to ...

As the government shutdown continues, many families across the country are looking for ways to provide food for their families. Because of the shutdown, many families will not have full access to SNAP ...

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 ...

The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been an increasingly searched topic of discussion as the government shutdown threatens to halt benefits for the more than ...

The 12th Senate vote to end the shutdown failed 54-46. Most Democrats are still refusing to support any legislation that doesn’t restore cuts to Medicaid and extend expiring subsidies under the ...

Just as SNAP benefits were reinstated for millions of Americans following the reopening of the federal government, many are ...