SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.

Refugees will be among the first to lose food stamps under federal changes

Under Trump's budget law, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty and a struggle for survival.

How States Are Preparing for a Freeze in Federal Food Assistance

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.

November SNAP benefits paused amid government shutdown; Central Texas Food Bank stays open

Millions of Texans are expected to be impacted by the halt in SNAP benefits next month, as a result of the government shutdown. Austin-area food banks stay open to help those facing food insecurity.

JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has earmarked additional funding to support seven food banks that supply more than 2,600 food pantries statewide ahead of SNAP freeze.

RFK Jr. Tackles His Father’s Legacy On Food Stamps

The Health and Human Services secretary is standing at the opposite end of his late father’s anti-poverty legacy.

SNAP funding at risk as shutdown continues; Arkansans urged to stock up, seek help

Arkansas DHS urges SNAP recipients to prepare for possible November benefit delays if the federal shutdown continues, warning of potential food assistance gaps.

Millions of Americans could lose access to SNAP food assistance this weekend. Here’s who could be most affected

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.
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