Some SNAP recipients say they do not know if they will meet the new requirements month to month.
Local food pantries are bracing for a last-minute rush before supplemental nutritional changes take effect.
Still need SNAP: Among the people in Chicago living in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households who are 22 or older, 47% are employed but need government support to help buy groceries, ...
SNAP food assistance for people and families across the Chicago area was delayed and reduced by the Trump administration amid the government shutdown. Now that the government has reopened, full ...
CHICAGO - More than 1.8 million people in Illinois rely on SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to help purchase groceries. However, the Big Beautiful Bill Act will ...