The 42 million Americans who rely on food assistance to afford groceries are getting a better idea of how big (or how small) their benefits will be in November when they are eventually issued.

But even when the shutdown ends, the threat to the nation’s primary nutrition assistance program won’t be over. When the ...

A week into a fundraising campaign to help stock shelves, South Carolina’s disaster relief fund provided nearly $233,000 to ...

The Trump administration said in a court filing that it would use a reserve to cover "50% of eligible households’ current ...

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

Meanwhile, Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she is negotiating with a bipartisan group on a potential compromise to end the ...

The United States government will partially fund food benefits for low-income Americans after two judges ruled the programme must continue amid a languishing government shutdown, US President Donald ...

Because of the government shutdown, many families will not have SNAP benefits, leaving many wondering how they'll feed their ...

What areas are likely to be impacted most, how officials plan to fill the gap and where those in need can seek food ...

Rulings by judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Oct. 31 ordered the department to use $5.25 billion in contingency ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the US social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

With concerns over SNAP benefits being delayed, Houston Community College wants to remind students that they can access food ...