Approximately 138,000 SNAP recipients were supposed to a 10% increase to their monthly benefit at the start of 2024.

More than 136,000 D.C. residents on SNAP were expected to get a 10% increase to their monthly benefit this month.

The Council and Bowser administration are at odds on how to fund critical safety net programs.

The OAG’s office has received a handful of complaints, and is now warning local retailers not to impose unnecessary requirements on people using SNAP benefits.

A number of local nonprofits are stepping up to provide help to those who might be in need.

After temporarily boosting housing and nutrition benefits early in the pandemic, a Dec. 20 vote could make their expansion permanent.

The Trump administration rule jeopardized benefits for hundreds of thousands across the country.

SNAP participation has increased dramatically in D.C., Maryland and Virginia since the onset of the pandemic.

The Trump administration’s rule change would limit states’ abilities to provide residents access to food stamps.

The mobile payment processor that lets people spend SNAP funds at the market will be out of service come September.