1 week ago What to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown

Congress could soon resume food aid benefits that were paused at the start of November

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2 w. ago People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

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2 w. ago US supreme court issues emergency order blocking full Snap food aid payments

High court’s order comes after appeals court rejected Trump administration’s request to block November benefitsThe supreme court has issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full Snap food aid payments.The high court’s order came after the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue

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3 w. ago The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else

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3 w. ago Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments

Two federal judges could rule on whether the federal government must continue replenishing SNAP food aid benefits during the shutdown

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3 w. ago Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry

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