As the SSA embarks on its benefits-payment schedule for 2026, we bring you the lowdown on what’s still to come in January.

When discussions about Social Security’s future arise, many assume the only options involve cutting benefits or raising taxes ...

After weeks of legal wrangling and piecemeal payouts, the federal food assistance program will be funded in full now that the nation’s record 43-day shutdown has ended. The U.S. Department of ...

The Department of Agriculture instructed states to “promptly” issue full SNAP benefits now that the government shutdown is over, a major step forward in bringing weeks of confusion and legal wrangling ...

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a ...

The Agriculture Secretary has announced that full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be restored by Monday, offering much-needed relief to millions of recipients affected ...

Full payments for November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could be processed by the end of the week. On Thursday, officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and ...

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no ...