On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to cover SNAP benefits in November. Rhode Island receives $29 million for SNAP each month, in two installments, and the program helps ...

The White House has until noon on Monday to respond to a Rhode Island’s federal judge’s order to release SNAP funding.

With just a few days to go before SNAP benefits expire, here's how Rhode Islanders can check their EBT balances and find food pantries near them.

As SNAP benefits are set to lapse due to the government shutdown, leaving 140,000 people without food aid in RI, pantries are bracing for impact.

Reports prepared by state agencies lay out the potential impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the state's budget and residents.

Yes, EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued, according to officials in Providence. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies. This means that any unused SNAP money you have from October is expected to roll over into November.