I couldn’t buy anything. They said there was no money left in your account.” S. Lai, a 91-year-old who lives near Chinatown, was stunned when his home aide told him she was unable to purchase ...

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might ...

As the government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, the country is about to hit two milestones that are set to make it ...

Under Trump's budget law, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty and a struggle for survival.

The York County Food Bank is working to support low-income seniors after the federal government suspended November SNAP ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is set to run out of money due to the federal government shutdown by Nov. 1. This means that nearly 42 million people who rely on these benefits ...

The USDA says senior citizens make up 20% of SNAP benefit recipients. Why the pause in food assistance is hitting them ...

"We cannot food bank our way out of this situation," said Kurt Reiber, CEO of Freestore Foodbank. SNAP benefits could end Nov. 1.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party ...

The Trump administration confirmed last week that benefits will stop on Nov. 1, warning states that EBT cards will not be ...

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.