Two federal judges ordered USDA to keep SNAP running during the shutdown, use contingency funds, and honor existing work-requirement waivers. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to cover SNAP benefits in November. Rhode Island receives $29 million for SNAP each month, in two installments, and the program helps ...

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

As SNAP benefits are set to lapse due to the government shutdown, leaving 140,000 people without food aid in RI, pantries are bracing for impact.

A man who had a six-figure salary as a state employee and is in the National Guard was charged with wrongfully obtaining more than $17,000 in SNAP benefits.

Rhode Island receives $29 million for SNAP each month, and the program helps around 145,000 Rhode Islanders. On Oct. 31, a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the government to tap a $6 billion contingency fund to continue SNAP benefits during the ...

Yes, EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued, according to officials in Providence. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies. This means that any unused SNAP money you have from October is expected to roll over into November.

The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states struggle to fill the gap.