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If you rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits—sometimes called food stamps—it’s important to know when your benefits will arrive each month. These benefits are sent out on different d...

If your SNAP certification period ends in October 2025, yes—renew now to avoid a gap in your food benefits. Here’s a simple guide to what SNAP recertification is, why it matters, and how to do it on time. Che...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known by its acronym "SNAP", is the government program that came along to replace food stamps some years ago. The idea behind this was two-fold. First, many of the tens ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps over 42 million low-income Americans buy food. Traditionally, SNAP benefits are used to purchase groceries at stores, allowing people to make meals...

Some US states are planning to change what can be bought with SNAP benefits, which help people pay for food. These changes are being pushed by lawmakers in ten states who want to stop the purchase of "junk" foo...

President Donald Trump's administration has said Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid won't see budget cuts. However, new plans from the Republicans suggest otherwise. On April 10, ...

For Americans who are on food stamps, there's a good-news,bad-news situation that you should know about. The good news first: October SNAP benefits are going to increase again, and so you can expect another $100 or so ...

Key Points: The additional SNAP benefits that were provided during the pandemic will no longer be available as of this week. This is particularly unfortunate given the persistent problem...

Millions of Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help pay for groceries each month. SNAP benefits are loaded onto electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which people can use at most ...