Are SNAP benefits and food stamps the same thing? What to know about SNAP, who funds it

Here’s what SNAP benefits are, who funds them, the average amount that participants will be missing next month and some food assistance resources.
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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance program is facing delays and uncertainty. Meanwhile, millions ...
Hays Post

Kan. governor comments on judge's order in SNAP benefits case

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Friday evening issued the following statement after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Mas ...

Judges order use of contingency funds for SNAP payments during shutdown

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during ...