SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.

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

As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

Trump VP JD Vance blames Democrats for looming SNAP benefit lapse: ‘That’s how a child behaves’

Vice President JD Vance blamed Democrats for the looming lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when asked why President Donald Trump is not authorizing the use of emergency funds for it.

Map: See the number of SNAP participants by county as benefit lapse looms

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.

SNAP Benefit Update: Louisiana Joins States Providing Food Assistance

Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a resolution Wednesday to allow the state's Department of Health to use up to $150 million in funding for some people who would normally receive SNAP benefits.
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'Pay bills or eat?' South Florida SNAP recipients brace for month without food stamps

November SNAP benefits remain paused until the federal government can be funded. As next month approaches, there doesn’t appear to be a deal on the horizon.
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