Cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program started last week, stripping refugees and asylees of their eligibility in Vermont. On Oct. 1, 119 refugee and asylee households in the ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November are on the line as the government shutdown continues to drag on. SNAP, also known as food stamps (or 3SquaresVT in Vermont), is a ...

This Sunshine week, make a gift and it will be matched dollar for dollar. SNAP sign at Shaw’s supermarket in Montpelier on Oct. 28, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a ...

Vermont leaders and food advocates are raising concerns about new cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known locally as 3SquaresVT, saying the changes are already creating ...

The state will not reclaim the extra benefits it funded during the recent government shutdown. December benefits are also expected to be distributed as usual. It remains uncertain if the federal ...

Vermont has joined 24 other states in suing the federal government to prevent the suspension of food benefits for low-income families due to the ongoing federal shutdown. Attorney General Charity ...

MONTPELIER — In an amicus brief filed at the Vermont Supreme Court last week, the ACLU of Vermont asserted that the state may not withhold unemployment benefits from individuals simply because they ...