Social Security income can affect SNAP eligibility, and recent rule changes may alter who qualifies for benefits.

America has a lifeline against hunger: ultra-processed foods. Millions of the poorest Americans are stuck in food-stamp limbo. They still do not know when their benefits will arrive—or if they will at all.

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

However, some families receiving assistance make too much money to receive the partial benefits, according to an analysis from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The institute says roughly 4.9 million SNAP recipients won’t receive any benefits in November.

A look into the Americans who could be affected by the delay of SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.

The Agriculture Department will use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to partially restart food aid programs halted by the government shutdown. Mill

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday.

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it will comply with a court order to fund US food aid benefits for November during the government shutdown, but only at 50% of the amount that eligible households normally receive.