Beginning in November, SNAP will undergo new eligibility changes, including but not limited to work requirements and immigration status.

As the pause in SNAP benefits dominate conversations, the Greater Chicago Food Depository is informing residents about program changes made by the Trump administration.

The One Big Beautiful Bill is reshaping SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. Starting Saturday, Nov. 1, stricter work requirements, fewer exemptions and new immigrant restrictions will take effect.

But states are currently confronting the end of exceptions to work requirements for older adults, homeless people, veterans and those recently living in foster care. Those could threaten benefits even for people who are working but who may struggle with the paperwork to prove they’re meeting the requirements, advocates say.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

The GOP's refusal to fund food stamps during the shutdown shows how little the party cares about the economically vulnerable.

Utah taxpayers will shoulder a higher share of administrative costs associated with food stamps under the so-called "big, beautiful bill," but rough estimates suggest the state can avoid having to chip in to cover benefits directly. | Laura Seitz, Deseret ...

Democratic-led states filed suit in federal court, arguing the Trump administration’s halt to SNAP aid during the shutdown harms millions of low-income Americans.