Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged ...

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, ...

Red tape stands in the way of issuing food assistance, as benefits shrink in the wake of the government shutdown, according ...

The Agriculture Department will use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to partially restart food aid programs halted by the ...

The Trump Administration said it will pay November food stamps benefits—in part. How much will beneficiaries receive, and ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to ...

Commissioner Tikki Brown said Tuesday the state’s EBT vendor stopped October benefits, and new coding requirements for the ...

The St. Vincent De Paul food pantry has seen more and more families come to its doors since the government shutdown began ...

With the ongoing government shutdown that is now tied with the longest running one as of Tuesday, there have been questions ...

While Tennessee is not allocating funds to continue the SNAP program in the state, it is working with food pantries to help ...