SNAP benefits

Washington – In a series of late‑night memoranda issued Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) directed every state that administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to suspend the work‑requirement provisions that have limited the amount of benefits many recipients can receive. The agency warned that failure to comply...

Washington – The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking the nation’s highest court to block a wave of state actions that are delivering the full allotment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients, contrary to a federal directive issued earlier this year....

The past seven days have been a whirlwind of anxiety for millions of Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). At the same time, the corporate world was buzzing with news that Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has secured a compensation package that, on paper, tops...

As the partial government shutdown continues to drag on, concerns are growing about the impact on low-income families who rely on food stamps to get by. Anti-hunger groups and state officials have expressed alarm that the Trump administration’s plan to make partial payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients...

A federal judge has issued a written order requiring the Trump administration to make food stamp payments to millions of low-income Americans within days. The ruling comes on the heels of a court hearing that took place just a day earlier, in which the administration was instructed to ensure benefits...

In a significant ruling, a court has mandated that the Trump administration must continue to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to millions of low-income Americans during the ongoing government shutdown. The decision comes as a relief to states, cities, and non-profit organizations that had filed a lawsuit to...