Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reports SNAP recipients in Idaho should receive a portion of their benefits as soon as Wednesday.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health care services from a key family planning program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture asked for the personal information of all Americans receiving food stamps, including the immigration status of their family members. Idaho is among the 27 states that complied with the request.

As the shutdown continues, more than 130 000 Idahoans will see their Food stamps run out on November 1st. Uncertainty remains as officials share very little information on what comes next for people who rely on SNAP benefits.

Idaho’s health and welfare director told U.S. senators Tuesday morning he would work to better the country’s foster care and adoption systems if confirmed as an undersecretary for family support.

The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously found Attorney General Raúl Labrador could lawfully subpoena dozens of nonprofits while investigating possible fraud.

City Club panelists assessed the future of foster care and childcare in Idaho

In Idaho, 38,448 households used the program last fiscal year, according to the state Department of Health and Welfare, with $17.7 million provided to participants for heating and cooling bills.

President Donald Trump nominated Idaho’s new top health official to a role in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS.

Idaho Matters sat down with the states new Health and Welfare director to talk about his vision for the future and how he plans to address concerns from the community and the Idaho Legislature.