Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the federally-funded benefits aren’t being distributed. More than 75,000 Granite Staters rely on SNAP.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

The state will provide $2 million to help the New Hampshire Food Bank's mobile pantry program reach SNAP recipients.

The $2 million approved by the Executive Council will support a network of mobile food pantries specifically for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits set to go on hold starting Saturday, grocery stores are worried about what that will mean for their bottom lines.

New Hampshire’s emergency food system is preparing for an imminent pause to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, used by more than 1 in 20 state residents and as many as 1 in 8 residents of some communities in the capital region.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) for 74,000 in New Hampshire will likely continue in November even if the federal government shutdown continues due to a $2 million state

As the federal government shutdown drags on, New Hampshire officials are drawing up contingency plans in case the state runs out of SNAP food assistance benefits.