What are SNAP benefits? Who qualifies for SNAP? Everything you need to know

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, is the largest federal nutrition-assistance program in ...

How to get food assistance and meals if SNAP benefits halt

With SNAP funds set to pause Nov. 1, food banks, delivery apps and community groups are stepping up to fill the gap for ...

SNAP benefits stopping Nov. 1: Resources, food stamp help and what it means for Alabama

Food assistance for more than 40 million people – including 750,000 in Alabama – will stop Nov. 1 as the government shutdown ...

SNAP Benefits Update: Bill to Help Fund SNAP in November Gets Boost

The Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure that the USDA can keep paying SNAP benefits even when Congress hasn’t passed a new ...

Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamp benefits at risk

In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown.

SNAP Benefit Map Shows States Offering Help as Funding Expires

In California, which has the largest number of SNAP recipients in the country, Governor Gavin Newsom has confirmed the state is fast-tracking $80 million in funds for food banks, and that the National ...
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Federal cuts to SNAP mean 2.4 million Americans will now go without food assistance — and millions more will see it shrink. How to lower grocery costs

Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, have now gone into effect. With ...
The Hill

Government shutdown: Will SNAP, WIC benefits run out?

(NEXSTAR) – Those who rely on food assistance may be feeling uneasy as lawmakers predict the federal government shutdown, which started on Wednesday, will last for at least a week. Both SNAP and WIC ...
USA Today

How are SNAP benefits, food banks impacted by a government shutdown?

As the partial government shutdown extends into day two with no end in sight, more federally funded agencies are turning to contingency plans to keep lights on and doors open for the millions of ...
KHQ

New SNAP Produce Match program boosts food savings for Washington residents

WASHINGTON - Starting October 1, Washington residents using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can take advantage of the SNAP Produce Match. The program offers a $5 coupon or ...
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SNAP benefits increasing Oct. 1: here are the new amounts in Pennsylvania

New SNAP benefit amounts take effect Oct. 1, 2025. A family of four will now receive up to $994 per month. The increases range from $6 to $19 more per household, depending on size. PHILADELPHIA - ...
WBUR

Mass. extends nutrition education program another year as federal funding runs out

Massachusetts is delaying the end of a federal nutrition education program designed to help people with limited income learn how to cook and eat healthy food. The organizations in Massachusetts who ...