Nearly 42 million people could be left without monthly food benefits if the federal government doesn't reopen before funding runs out.

A surprise move by the Trump administration could result in hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers losing their food assistance benefits as soon as November — disrupting one of the country’s oldest safety net programs months earlier than expected.

The US government shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million Americans. Agriculture Secretary Rollins warned of a funding shortfall for SNAP in November.

The government shutdown reached its ninth day on Thursday, as the Senate again failed to find a way forward on funding the government for the next fiscal year. Although October

Millions of families in New York state who received the first round of benefits from the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program are running out of time. Fu

Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an error rate of higher than 6% will start losing federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the reform were to take effect immediately,