Billions in SNAP benefits are being supplemented by nonprofits and private companies, as Congress continues to debate federal funding.

MEANWHILE, SNAP RECIPIENTS ARE STILL STRUGGLING AS THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES. JUST YESTERDAY, THE SUPREME COURT LET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY WITHHOLD ABOUT $4 BILLION IN BENEFITS. BUT HELP IS IN THE WORKS AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY,

SNAP recipients owed payments on Nov. 1 could see the full amount on their cards as early as Nov. 7, PA Gov. Shapiro announced today at a presser.

Gov. Ned Lamont says he has authorized the state to pay out the entire monthly cost of the federal food assistance program using state funds.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has paused plans to provide SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. NCDHHS said on Saturday it acknowledged a Friday decision by the U.

Michigan began providing SNAP payments as the Supreme Court late Friday issued a halt. The high court temporarily stopped the Trump administration from issuing full SNAP payments that were initially ordered by a federal judge.

Capital Region food pantries are still operating "in crisis" as residents await held-up payments, officials say.

USDA wrote in its report that while undocumented individuals are ineligible for SNAP, they might live with people who qualify for the program. Only 1.2% of SNAP households had citizen children living with participating noncitizen adults, and 4.2% of households had citizen children living with nonparticipating noncitizen adults.