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.

On Monday, the Trump administration said they will send partial payments for November to the 42 million Americans currently receiving SNAP benefits.

OCEAN TOWNSHIP -- With her SNAP benefits in peril, Barbara Malone walked from her apartment at Heritage Village to the ...

Propel launched a new emergency fund on Wednesday to support low-income Americans at risk of losing access to federal food and nutrition benefits as a result of the government shutdown.

As federal benefits for food stamps expire on Saturday, Nov. 1, local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help those in need.

In a letter sent to leaders in every state, the Food and Nutrition Service blamed the ongoing federal government shutdown for ...

With food insecurity rising due to the federal government shutdown, the Cherokee Nation is stepping up to help by investing ...

The US Department of Agriculture says that it won’t use contingency funds to prop up SNAP benefits in November as the ...

"We cannot food bank our way out of this situation," said Kurt Reiber, CEO of Freestore Foodbank. SNAP benefits could end Nov ...

State officials say SNAP benefits will not be issued in November due to disruptions caused by the government shutdown.

Two federal courts on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue paying food stamp benefits during the government shut down. But even if the administration complies, it could be weeks before ...

The Hawaiʻi Food Assistance Program will give $250 to every current food stamp recipient in the state — automatically placing ...