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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

SNAP Overhaul Begins as States Absorb Most Administrative Costs

The shift raises the fiscal burden on states and could force tighter access or deeper cuts if a 2027 error‑rate penalty is triggered.

Illinois Begins FRESH Payments to Households Cut From SNAP

About 36,000 Marylanders Lost SNAP Benefits After H.R. 1 Rules

USDA Error Rates Put Dozens of States on Track to Share SNAP Costs

USDA Reports 10.62% SNAP Error Rate, Putting States on Hook for Billions

SNAP Participation Plunges After OBBB With Arizona Leading Losses

Cook County and Illinois Officials Warn of SNAP Cuts as New Work Rules Take Effect Feb. 1

USDA to Start Withholding SNAP Administrative Funds From Democratic-Led States That Refuse Data

21 States and D.C. Sue to Block USDA SNAP Guidance on Immigrant Eligibility

Government Reopens Under Short-Term Deal as Agencies Rush to Restore Pay and Services

Government Reopens, SNAP Payments Poised to Restart Within 24 Hours

Supreme Court Weighs SNAP Fight After USDA Orders Clawbacks

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund November SNAP by Friday

Trump Contradicts Court-Backed Plan for Partial SNAP Payments During Shutdown

USDA to Issue Half-Size November SNAP Payments After Court Orders During Shutdown

White House to Send Half of November SNAP Benefits, Draining Emergency Reserve

Judges Order Use of SNAP Emergency Funds as White House Signals Conditional Release

SNAP Payments Poised to Halt Nov. 1 as Shutdown Enters Week Four

States Sue After USDA Says No November SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

Shutdown Reaches Day 26 With Flight Strains, Missed Paychecks and a $130 Million Pentagon Gift