(NEXSTAR) – The federal government may be shut down, but that didn’t stop changes to SNAP benefits from kicking in on the first of the month, which is also the start of the fiscal year. Every October, ...

In the Inland Empire — where many worry about finding their next meal — thousands of residents who rely on federal aid will be scrambling for food by the end of this week. The U.S. Department of ...

The 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will go without their benefits come Nov. 1 because of the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new ...

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The United States government officially shut down at midnight on Oct. 1. The pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, a federal program that provides monthly benefits to low-income ...

Food-insecure Massachusetts residents who use SNAP benefits to cover their groceries will not get funding in November, due to the effects of the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey said.

California has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the loss of SNAP benefits expected in November amid the federal government shutdown. Gov. Gavin Newsom had warned ...