Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

What exactly is SNAP and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's who benefits as the Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

Because of the government shutdown, many families will not have SNAP benefits, leaving many wondering how they'll feed their ...

The Trump administration said SNAP benefits will be partially paid in November. Here's what that means for Illinois.

If it continues into November, about 42 million Americans could be left without food, including more than 380,000 people in ...

This contradicts what the undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture said in a court filing, which said partial payments ...

None of this is normal. Food-stamp benefits have never been cut like this in the current program’s more-than-60-year history.

SNAP funds running out during the shutdown is the big news, but other food assistance programs are also running dry.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might ...