This week, states like New Mexico and Vermont have announced plans to protect residents for part of November. The former is using $30 million of state funding to temporarily support food assistance, which will last about 10 days. The latter has approved $6.3 million in state funding that will cover 15 days of SNAP benefits.

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.

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 best way to ensure healthy outcomes and protect children from the partisan crossfire of D.C. politicking is to break the federal grip on nutrition programs.

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A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this weekend because of the government

The USDA, in recent statements and internal memos, underscored its position that using SNAP contingency funds in lieu of authorized appropriations would leave fewer resources for other nutrition programs such as WIC, the National School Lunch Program, and Child Nutrition Programs.

The USDA confirmed its position that effective Nov. 1, it will suspend all November 2025 SNAP allotments as part of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

One out of eight households in the United States receives SNAP benefits. Starting Saturday, those benefits will come to a halt.The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on its website that no benefits will be issued as of Nov.