On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year.

What exactly is SNAP, and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's what to know as Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

SNAP fraud costs taxpayers over $102 million as new USDA data reveals 226,000 fraudulent claims nationwide, with Alabama ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food ...

Nine states allow SNAP benefits for fast-food through Restaurant Meals Program, with California accounting for over 90% of ...

With the government shutdown ended and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program assured through September ...

Their letter asked for reconsideration of the USDA guidance, which would exclude noncitizens who are permanent residents from ...

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul urges USDA to correct unlawful SNAP eligibility guidance affecting refugees and asylum seekers ...

A range of factors can influence the number of people receiving food stamp benefits in the short-term outside of improvements in the economy.

The Buffalo, New York, native has been living in financial limbo since being laid off in early June, and has had to turn to ...