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

Because of the government shutdown, many families will not have SNAP benefits, leaving many wondering how they'll feed their households.

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are due to run out on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, as the government shutdown continues, and with no Senate votes planned today, Oct. 29 and no federal funding to fuel SNAP, millions of Americans will ...

What exactly is SNAP, and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's what to know as Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

As the federal government shutdown continues, funding for SNAP is in peril, leading some to wonder exactly what it is.

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged on in recent days, the top official in charge of the program pivoted to a new talking point, calling the program that some 42 million Americans rely on "corrupt."

The Trump administration said it would make partial payments for SNAP though when recipients would see benefits and how much remains unclear.

While Tennessee is not allocating funds to continue the SNAP program in the state, it is working with food pantries to help residents in other ways.