There are work requirements to receive SNAP benefits, according to the USDA, among them registering for work, participating in specific employment training, taking any suitable job if one is offered "and not voluntarily quitting a job or reducing your work hours below 30 a week without a good reason."

Yes, Connecticut officials said that EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies.

Over 300,000 Connecticut families are worrying about where their next meals will come from as the government shutdown impacts the distribution of SNAP benefits.

With a federal government shutdown likely to expand into November, hundreds of thousands of people in Connecticut will not receive November SNAP benefits.

The loss of SNAP benefits is expected to affect Norwich in multiple ways. Here's how local leaders are preparing.

HARTFORD — Connecticut is joining 21 other states and three governors in suing President Donald Trump along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary Brooke Rollins over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP benefits for November, state Attorney General William Tong announced Tuesday.

More than 350,000 Connecticut residents won't receive SNAP benefits on Saturday because of the federal government shutdown. The emergency funding is a short-term fix, bit food banks said it won't come close to filling the gap.

Connecticut is launching a new initiative to raise awareness and drive support for those affected by the cancellation of SNAP benefits, which was scheduled to take effect on Saturday, and is relying on content creators to spread the message.