Eligible families would receive a lump-sum cash payment if they lose their SNAP benefits due to new federal rules.

"How do they expect us to eat this month without our benefits? Someone should be held accountable," said Gloria Beckman.

Headlines have been snapping over the new regulations for qualifying for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This is the federally funded program which provides food vouchers ...

In the USA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the nation's largest anti-hunger programme—serves more than 40 million individuals and is undergoing unprecedented retrenchment. In ...

State data obtained by the Sun-Times identifies where SNAP recipients say they work as expanded employment requirements could ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - On Feb. 1, a group of SNAP recipients will have to complete an extra step to stay eligible for ...

A new set of work guidelines for SNAP recipients kicked in Sunday, Feb. 1. Here's a breakdown of changes to benefits.

New SNAP Eligibility Changes Could Leave Thousands of Immigrants, Refugees Without Food Assistance – Top Stories – Borderless ...

Before now, Illinois had a work requirement waiver for what the law defines as able-bodied adults who applied for SNAP benefits. As of Sunday, that's gone, threatening the ability of hundreds of ...

U.S. Senate Republicans failed to halt over $5 billion in funding for refugees, with 20 GOP senators joining every Senate ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Starting Sunday, all SNAP recipients ages 18 to 64 in Illinois must work, volunteer, or participate in qualifying education programs for at least 80 hours a month to ...

Des Moines police have received more than 50 reports of stolen SNAP benefits since the start of the year. Skimmers placed on credit card machines at stores are to blame for the recent reports, police ...