SNAP

SNAP is a 100 percent federally funded benefit and the federal government withholding payments to the state would impact all 1.9 million recipients in Illinois.

The bill would let households using SNAP deduct monthly student loan payments from their income when determining eligibility for food assistance.

In February, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to bar illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded benefits.

Feeding Kentucky hosts its annual Hunger Action Month kickoff today at the state Capitol, encouraging residents to take action to combat hunger in their communities.

Emergency allotments that took effect in 2020 for those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will end next month. Many expect the decrease will be especially challenging for low-income families.

The Supplemental Nutrition Education Program (SNAP-Ed) is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and helps SNAP recipients learn how to eat healthy food on a budget. Its employees complain of wages so low that they themselves qualify for SNAP.

Southern Illinois residents using food assistance will be able to get more for their money at area farmer’s markets.Foodworks is continuing the program,…

The Illinois House has approved legislation that would allow people to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP benefits, online.

Likely more than 100,000 Illinoisans will lose food stamps under a rule change finalized by President Donald’s Trump administration this week.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that will allow some Supplement Nutrion Assistance Program (SNAP) - formerly known as food stamps - recipients to...