States administer SNAP but rely on federal money and guidance. During the shutdown, they received mixed signals: earlier USDA guidance suggested contingency funds would keep benefits going, but the administration later declined to tap those reserves fully.

PROVIDENCE – SNAP payments started going out to the estimated 79,000 card holders in Rhode Island on Nov. 8, after the Trump administration announced a day earlier that it would be providing full benefits for November, even as the government continues a legal challenge to making full payments amid the federal government shutdown.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.

A DCYF spokesperson says the USDA agreed Friday to release that money, despite a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration’s pause on the benefits to continue.

The Trump administration battled in court over an order to start paying food aid immediately. For a deeper look into the impact of the shutdown on families who rely on SNAP benefits, Aman Nawaz spoke with Eric Mitchell,

Almost 20 percent of people in Louisiana rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. The state’s health department says it will send out benefits on Sunday, but confusion over federal funding has prompted community members to take action.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November after the White House indicated it would only partially

As the federal government shutdown halts SNAP benefits for thousands of Oklahomans, several metro restaurants are stepping up to help families feed their children—offering free meals to those who can’t access food stamps.

Tri-State governors are offering a lifeline as a recent Supreme Court order on SNAP food benefits sided with the Trump administration.