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Starting on October 1, the amounts that states paid out through their SNAP or food stamp programs started to go up. In California, this means that people who get CalFresh benefits will continue to get more money from them. This is the…

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will get another large payment in November. This is the second month in a row that includes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 12.5%, which was approved for the fiscal…

As essential goods and services continue to be affected by inflation, low-income Californians have to deal with the fact that their safety net assistance coverage for basic needs is getting smaller. The value of recent increases in food…

Former President Donald Trump made fun of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week at a rally in Pennsylvania by calling him "Ron DeSanctimonious." Fox News contributor and New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz said on "Varney & Co." on…

The National Hurricane Center said on Monday that Subtropical Storm Nicole could hit Florida's east coast as a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday or early Thursday, from the line between Brevard and Volusia counties south to Hallandale…

California is about to become the first state in the country to give undocumented immigrants food stamps. But those who support it say it's not enough. The state legislature passed a budget bill on Monday that includes a proposal from Gov.…

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients in Pennsylvania will keep getting an extra emergency payment every month until February 2023. (This article was changed on October 17, 2022, to show a new date for the extension.…

Due to the pandemic, households that get help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been given extra emergency SNAP benefits since March 2020. This means that households will get extra benefits up to the maximum…