Those who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits should continue to do so after two federal court rulings ordered program funding on Friday.

Judge Talwani gave the Trump administration until Nov. 3 to decide if it will pay full or partial benefits. Another judge said SNAP is an entitlement.

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 federal government’s shutdown over a Congressional budget impasse has put funding for numerous programs at risk, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits. Unless Congress takes action,

Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is set to expire on Nov. 1. Here are ways you can help those struggling with food insecurity.

The megabill further shuttered the SNAP-Ed, a federally funded grant program that "helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles," according to the program's website. Funding for SNAP-Ed ended Oct. 1.

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

If the federal shutdown keeps going past Nov. 1, SNAP recipients may find their EBT cards drying up. Here's what to know.

Here’s what SNAP benefits are, who funds them, the average amount that participants will be missing next month and some food assistance resources.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are scheduled to end Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, impacting about 42 million people nationwide, including 360,000 in Connecticut.

In Pennsylvania, SNAP provides more than $366 million in benefits to about two million families, including 713,000 children.