Nearly 3 million New Yorkers are poised to lose their food stamp benefits after the USDA said it wouldn’t use any of its $6 billion contingency fund to cover benefits in November.

Many Americans are struggling to make ends meet as each day passes during the government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the ...

Kentucky is bracing for more pain as the government shutdown stretches toward the one-month mark. Here's where things stand.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is the latest government program to be hit by ...

Florida has notified people who depend on federal nutrition assistance that if the government shutdown continues into ...

Atlanta News First is reporting that due to the government shutdown, SNAP benefits will not be funded as of Nov 1. Residents with existing funds (ie, money that have not spend yet) will not be able to ...

Lawmakers from both political parties are blaming the other for the hardship that would ensue if SNAP benefits stop due to ...

Leslie Barringer worked her entire life until cancer forced her to retire early and put her in financial trouble. The 64-year ...

More than 18,000 people in Maui County who rely on food stamps are set to miss out on their benefits next month as the ...

A primary difference between WIC and SNAP is that the Women, Infants and Children program provides more than just food.

Madison County Department of Social Services is aware that the Federal Government shutdown may have an effect on the ...