If the federal government shutdown continues, 140,000 Rhode Islanders may not receive SNAP benefits on Nov. 1.

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

President Donald Trump said he will withhold November food stamps. This comes a day after the administration said it will pay partial benefits.

The White House has until noon on Monday to respond to a Rhode Island’s federal judge’s order to release SNAP funding.

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 ...

President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"

Trump threatens to withhold SNAP benefits for millions of Americans until the government shutdown ends, causing concern and legal action.

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.

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.