What is SNAP? Is SNAP the same as food stamps? Here's the basics as Nov. 1 cuts near

What exactly is SNAP and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's who benefits as the Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

How do SNAP benefits work? What to know about the government program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.

How many in Ohio receive SNAP? What is the average benefit? Government shutdown threatens program

SNAP benefits could be affected on Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how a lack of SNAP benefits would impact Ohio.

What is happening with SNAP? California caught in back-and-forth orders

The government shutdown could end soon and allow for SNAP funding again. But some Californians may have already received their benefits.

What is happening with SNAP? Here's what Michigan residents should know.

On Nov. 3, the Trump administration in a court filing said it would make partial payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, using contigency funding though when recipients will see benefits remains unknown.

When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.
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What Is SNAP? – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

As the federal government shutdown continues, funding for SNAP is in peril, leading some to wonder exactly what it is.

Are November SNAP benefits safe? What Connecticut residents need to know after court orders

Throughout the government shutdown, the SNAP food assistance benefits have been at the center of a political fight.

NV Senate Democrats want to create state emergency SNAP program in special session

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s special session proclamation would need to include language allowing the Legislature to take such action.
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