On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills ...

Starting January 2026, new SNAP work requirements will affect more adults. Learn about the age group changes and what you ...

SNAP recipients now know how much their payments will be in November. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released adjusted benefit amounts for SNAP. Earlier this week, the Trump administration ...

NGA is urging thoughtful execution of SNAP waiver policies as states begin applying new rules that affect what foods can be ...

Baltimore Sun reader Stas Chrzanowski opines that SNAP is a crutch upon which too many have come to rely in their family budgeting (“How to reform the SNAP program,” Nov. 5). He says the government ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security had to cut staffing this past summer due to federal funding cuts, and it is now ...

The author (not pictured) was grateful for SNAP benefits after her husband was laid off in 2023.Oscar Wong/Getty Images We lost our only source of income when I was three months postpartum in 2023. My ...

We lost our only source of income when I was three months postpartum in 2023. My husband applied to over 200 jobs, but it was challenging to find work in that market. After exhausting our savings, we ...