Anti-hunger groups and state officials have warned that the administration’s plans to make partial payments are onerous and could still result in severe harm.

For a household of four, the usual maximum of $975 has been reduced to $497 per month. Across all household sizes, the SNAP ...

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

The White House said that the administration is "fully complying" with the court order to distribute SNAP benefits, despite a contradictory social media post from the president.

The president suggested earlier in the day that he would withhold food stamp payments despite a court order mandating the ...

While 25 states plus Washington, DC filed a lawsuit on Oct. 28 in an attempt to force the Trump administration to fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, questions ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to halt payments beginning Nov. 1, citing a lack of funding during the shutdown.

New SNAP rules outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill have just gone into effect. Understand the guidelines to maintain your ...

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

The Trump administration said it will fund the food assistance program in part this month. The threat of a lapse has incited ...

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Agriculture Department must disburse funding for SNAP, also known as food stamps.

SNAP agencies and recipients brace for delays in food assistance along with policy changes that are expected to kick millions ...