New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules are going into effect on Saturday, even as benefits will already not be issued through November without federal funding due to the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

With the government shutdown, there's no money for LIHEAP, the federally-funded heating assistance program for low-income ...

Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down.

Some states, like New Hampshire, have developed contingency plans if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement that opens the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $11 million in state funding for emergency food relief programs and urged the USDA to release ...

About 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will see their operational funding cease on Saturday, affecting nearly 65 ...

About 3 million New Yorkers utilize monthly SNAP benefits, which will not be distributed on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown.

SNAP benefits used to purchase food by nearly a half-million low-income New Mexicans are being used as a bargaining chip in ...

The federal shutdown threatens NYCHA's funding, while Section 8 vouchers may last until year's end amid political tensions.

Beginning on Nov. 1, the government shutdown will affect the Oklahoma Department of Human Services’ Child Care Subsidy ...