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USDA orders states to return full November SNAP payments

The USDA has issued a directive to states to reverse or 'undo' the full SNAP payments for November 2025. This decision follows a memo from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the USDA, signed by ... Read More

New SNAP requirements now in effect, USDA planning major overhaul of program

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the ... Read More

Full SNAP benefits must be paid ‘promptly,’ USDA tells states as government reopens

So far, SNAP recipients in 19 states have gotten their full November benefits, and recipients in 16 others have received partial benefits. (Allison Dinner/AP) The Department of Agriculture instructed ... Read More

When will SNAP payments resume now that the government shutdown has ended?

The government shutdown ended on Wednesday evening, allowing SNAP payments to resume after many families received reduced or delayed benefits. The new legislation funds SNAP through the rest of the ... Read More

What we know about claims USDA found thousands of dead and double-enrolled people on SNAP

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins found that 500,000 people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit were ... Read More