The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. But what happens ...

None of this is normal. Food-stamp benefits have never been cut like this in the current program’s more-than-60-year history.

President Trump said that he would heed court rulings ordering his administration to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, but there are complications.

The increase in SNAP benefits for a single person is $6 per month for fiscal year 2026, which began in October. That means ...

Starting October 1, 2025, SNAP beneficiaries in the U.S. will see a modest increase in their monthly food stamp allocations.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is the largest federal food assistance program in the United States. Its primary goal is to help low-income ...

Each year, the U.S. government calculates the new maximum benefit for food stamp (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP) recipients based on inflation. The new Cost-Of-Living ...