Nearly 3 million low-income New Yorkers will get partial SNAP food aid for November after judges forced the Trump administration to fund the program.

After widespread concern over the fate of SNAP-recipients during the government shutdown, the Trump administration will partially fund the program.

Nearly three million people in the state of New York rely on SNAP benefits. That’s approximately one in seven people in the state. Today, Capital Roots volunteers

SNAP will be partially funded this month amid the ongoing government shutdown, the Trump administration announced on Monday. The federal government will use $4.65 billion in

For some voters on Tuesday the trimming and delay of benefits under the federal food aid program known as SNAP was helping inform who would get their support.

New York State Police arrested Bonnie Crevier, 53, of Jay on Sunday on multiple charges related to their investigation into suspected welfare fraud. Police were notified of the possible fraud by the Essex County Department of Social Services in August.

Hochul said she’s trying to find a way to allow students to take home food that’s left over at the end of the school day as well.

More than 30 state lawmakers would like New York to join states such as Vermont, which have pledged to directly fund SNAP.