The state health department says November benefits will be distributed this weekend. But those who rely on the program say the past few days have brought anxiety.

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump's administration's request to hold off on issuing SNAP payments until its appeal of a federal judge's orders to issue those payments has been resolved.

New Hampshire could be the only New England state to lose SNAP benefits if a lawsuit to reinstate them proves successful.

The $2 million approved by the Executive Council will support a network of mobile food pantries specifically for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. to add information about the funding source for this plan. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced a contingency plan Thursday that would partner the state with the New Hampshire Food Bank’s mobile food pantry program to help in-need families should the government shutdown prevent

We may think of a government shutdown as something that happens in Washington, with gridlock between legislators, press conferences on the U.S. Capitol steps, and federal agencies grinding to a halt.

On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to cover SNAP benefits in November. New Hampshire has a contingency plan for delayed SNAP benefits. Over 75,000 New Hampshire residents ...

New Hampshire begins emergency food deliveries as federal benefit delays deepen, offering statewide SNAP-only aid through mobile pantries.