What to know about the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

The federal government shutdown is threatening to suspend these SNAP benefits, after the US Department of Agriculture last week, in a message on its website, that payments would not be issued on Nov.

How many Ohioans benefit from SNAP and how much money do they get? Here's what to know. The SNAP program provides food assistance to eligible low-income families whose household gross monthly income is at or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines.

New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules are going into effect on Saturday, even as benefits will already not be issued through November without federal funding due to the

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

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.

WSJ’s Farah Otero-Amad reports from the Food Bank for NYC’s Community Kitchen, which expects to see an increase in patrons as SNAP benefits face potential interruptions.