About 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help pay for food every month. The payments help low-income individuals and families buy food at their local grocery stores with an EBT card that can be used on qualifying items.

Between Oneida and Vilas Counties roughly 5,000 people will not be getting their FoodShare benefits as expected next month.

Americans are being stripped of their grocery budget benefits — financial support provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The California Department of Public Health, which administers WIC, says it has gotten additional funds from the USDA and expects “to remain fully operational through Nov. 30."

The Trump administration says SNAP benefits will be cut on Nov. 1. Will WIC be impacted by the government shutdown? See the impact on Illinois.

SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand.

MFIP was specifically designed for young families and pregnant women, and there's more than grocery money bundled into it.

A post on X has gone viral for claiming that Project 2025 promoted removing children from single-parent SNAP households.

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