The end of the government shutdown last month restored funding for a critical food assistance program that keeps millions of families out of hunger. But the weeks-long crisis over the fate of the ...

SNAP benefits are back online for December, but the program looks different than it did before the shutdown. The big picture: November's mass chaos over the freezing of Supplemental Nutrition ...

Just as SNAP benefits were reinstated for millions of Americans following the reopening of the federal government, many are now set to permanently lose them. Nearly 42 million Americans, including low ...

The looming end of the government shutdown means federal food assistance is being restored — but for some Americans, it could take days to get their funds. Experts said it was unclear when millions of ...

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(NEXSTAR) – With the government shutdown finally over, states are working to get food assistance flowing again. They’re also working to implement new restrictions and cuts to who can qualify for SNAP ...

New requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could remove food aid for 114,000 Kentuckians. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) expands work reporting requirements to ...

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