How many NJ residents are on SNAP? Are workers, undocumented immigrants? See recipients

SNAP benefits are set to run out due to the shutdown, but how many people get food stamps in NJ? Here's a breakdown.
NJBIZ

800K NJ residents set to lose SNAP benefits in November

More than 800K New Jerseyans could lose food aid as the federal shutdown halts SNAP benefits, sparking concern among ...

N.J. deli to give free bag lunches to anyone with SNAP card when benefits go dark starting Saturday

The deli posted on social media that “no questions will be asked and no judgment passed” when SNAP recipients request the ...

What to know about the SNAP halt, where in Central Jersey to find food assistance

SNAP benefits will not be distributed on Nov. 1 due to a lack of funding from the ongoing government shutdown.

Resources for SNAP recipients in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware as benefits deadline nears

Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in the Delaware Valley come Nov. 1.
WHYY

75,000 Camden County residents rely on SNAP. Here’s how to find alternative food resources — and how to help — amid the government shutdown

About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with roughly ...

Food pantries expect increased demand as food stamps pause

Local food pantries anticipate higher numbers of people in need after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that food assistance would pause starting Saturday as a result of the federal ...

Where to find food pantries in Steuben, Allegany, Livingston counties with SNAP paused

A potential government shutdown could pause federal SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1. Local food pantries in New York are ...