USDA prohibits SNAP discounts during shutdown unless retailers have waivers

The SNAP Equal Treatment Rule prevents retailers from treating food stamp customers differently, but using it in this way ...

Millions face new hurdles as food stamp rules tighten

The One Big Beautiful Bill is reshaping SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. Starting Saturday, Nov. 1, stricter work ...

Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules

States, cities and nonprofits had sued to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits starting on Saturday, ...

Trump signals he'll fund SNAP after federal judges ruled the administration must keep sending out benefits despite the shutdown

Judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday afternoon that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the ...

Federal judge rules in AG Jeff Jackson’s favor in case demanding SNAP funding

Friday’s rulings could avoid a chaotic lapse in funding for food stamps, which were set to run out next month.

Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown

A federal judge told the Trump administration on Friday to continue funding for food stamps during the government shutdown, a ...

Are SNAP benefits and food stamps the same thing? What to know about SNAP, who funds it

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

Shutdown Puts SNAP Benefits At Risk, But Exposes Billions Lost To Fraud And Abuse

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), facing its first-ever funding lapse on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, is ...

New Federal Rules Ramp Up The Pressure On People Who Count On Food Stamps

Thousands of people in Hawaiʻi will be cut from the program entirely or face additional hurdles, including added work ...

Judge rules Trump administration must release emergency SNAP funds

Judge Jack McConnell blocked the Trump administration from stopping SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown.
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Judge rules SNAP benefits must continue. Arizonans are still likely to see delay

In a written statement, the Arizona Attorney General's office said USDA’s $5 billion emergency fund will not be able to cover the full SNAP costs for all 50 states in November.