SNAP, food stamp and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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2 Federal Judges Rule Trump Admin. Must Fund SNAP Benefits
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which impacts roughly 42 million Americans, could resume as soon as Wednesday. His comments come days after two federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to make SNAP payments.
On Friday, President Trump signaled he would fund SNAP if pointed in “the appropriate legal direction” after a federal judge directed officials to use an emergency fund for the program.
Even with the news of funding potentially resuming, there were still feelings of anxiety and distrust in the community.
The state received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service directing MDHHS to hold the food assistance benefits, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The federal government, in its communication ...
The Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks program helps families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) buy more fresh produce at more than 230 participating grocery stores and farmers markets across Michigan. This week, the national ...
What areas are likely to be impacted most, how officials plan to fill the gap and where those in need can seek food assistance in the meantime.