Food stamp recipients are now receiving their November benefits, but a growing swath of enrollees may soon lose their vital food assistance completely.

The $12 billion in potential annual losses represents taxpayer money diverted from feeding vulnerable Americans to funding criminal enterprises. Georgia reported a particular escalation: the state reported just $4.4 million stolen in all of 2024, but nearly $23 million disappeared in the first quarter of 2025 alone (3).

On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills

Gov. Andy Beshear's office said the state was part of a lawsuit in July challenging the demand, which was blocked by a judge in September.

Funding for SNAP, the nations largest food assistance program, is once again at risk as the USDA threatens to pull funding from Democratic-led states.

A fight over SNAP benefits and healthcare subsidies doesn’t appear to be finding much common ground. FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh has the details.

Lansing organizations prepare for increased demand as SNAP work mandates expand to older adults. Click to learn more.

The state Department of Children and Families, which administers SNAP in Florida, estimates 181,000 individuals will lose eligibility for the food assistance. A higher estimate is 253,000, based on an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.