Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Americans who rely on government assistance are struggling to put food on the table as the government shutdown enters ...

The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...

An estimated 42 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is commonly called SNAP. That’s more than one in 10 citizens who depend on government ...

Federal funding that millions of Americans use to help pay their heating bills in the winter is arriving weeks behind schedule due to disruptions from the government shutdown, which ended earlier this ...

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INDIANA IS ONE OF FIVE STATES THAT ARE MAKING THIS CHANGE IN THE NEW YEAR. MEANTIME, KROGER IS MAKING FRESH FOOD MORE ACCESSIBLE WITH ITS NEW VERIFIED SAVINGS PROGRAM. SO CUSTOMERS WHO USE SNAP WITH ...

Energy assistance directors are urging utilities to suspend service shut-offs as low-income families brace for higher bills and delayed aid. Energy assistance directors are urging utilities to suspend ...

The government shutdown has entered its second month, with no resolution in sight. The Senate is not scheduled to reconvene until November 3, prolonging the uncertainty. The deadlock stems from ...

New Yorkers panicked Saturday as their SNAP benefits officially ran out — making the prospect of going hungry very real for millions, as the government shutdown approached its second month.

A single mother of three named Angela recently took to TikTok to discuss a promotion she was offered and why she ultimately declined it, even though it would have paid her more. Her video shows just ...