SNAP benefits are distributed through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which function like debit cards and can be used at participating retailers. While the USDA funds the program, payments ...
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday extended the pause for 42 million Americans who rely on federal food assistance. The ruling also extends uncertainty for the families who have endured several weeks ...
Weeks of uncertainty during the longest government shutdown in American history have left some states struggling to issue ...
A federal judge in Rhode Island said Thursday that the Trump administration must fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.
“To the extent State sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” Patrick Penn, the deputy under secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, wrote. Instead, states ...
The move to partially fund SNAP could delay benefits as states calculate and distribute the food subsidies, and the smaller ...