Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. What is SNAP? SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is a federal program that provides benefits to low-income families to help afford food.

If food assistance benefits stop in November, some areas of the state who rely more heavily on the program than others will be hit the hardest.

The emergency funding for the program formerly known as food stamps would help 1.4 million Michigan residents who face losing food assistance in November as the federal government remains shut down.

As the federal shutdown halts SNAP benefits, state lawmaker Winnie Brinks tells The Metro what the state can do—and what Washington must fix.

Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.

The Double Up Food Bucks program has lifted daily limits, removed earnings expiration dates, and expanded to include frozen produce to help SNAP recipients stretch their dollars further.

The continuing federal government shutdown is about to hit hard for those who depend on SNAP, the benefits formerly known as food stamps. Unless the federal government shutdown is ended, benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will end Nov.

Government funding crisis threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans. Kentucky joins lawsuit while Tennessee stays out despite 121,000 families at risk.