In 2024, 1.38 million Ohioans, or one in nine households, received SNAP benefits. The average SNAP benefit for an Ohioan was $159 per person in 2022. The government shutdown that started in early ...

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1. Currently, we're in the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. If it continues into November, about 42 million Americans could be left without food, ...

As Target expands its grocery aisles and online food offerings, more shoppers are wondering whether the retailer supports government food assistance programs like SNAP. With the growing popularity of ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, announced Monday that it won’t issue November benefits to Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan, or SNAP.

While headlines often spotlight immigrant use of government benefits, data shows non-citizens account for a small fraction of SNAP recipients and consume fewer welfare dollars per person than ...