Food Stamps

The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.

The Boise Airport is organizing a community food drive to help federal employees and airport staff impacted by the shutdown and SNAP food benefits delays.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said it has been instructed to temporarily delay issuing SNAP benefits by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

As the government shutdown drags on, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says it will not distribute food stamps this November.

Back in January, some food bank officials started warning about the end of a COVID-era program that sent extra support to food stamp recipients. They expected a lot of people in our region to have a rough spring, and that's playing out now - especially with inflation driving food prices higher.

The Idaho House has passed a bill that would eliminate certain waivers for folks receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits or SNAP, also known as food stamps.

The ongoing federal government shutdown means folks who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps, will…

The Senate and House have passed two versions of the Farm Bill. The differences between the two pieces of legislation now have to be hashed out by…

Rachel Dolezal, who has made news in Idaho and Washington for claiming to be black, has been charged with welfare fraud.Spokane news station KHQ-TV…