Stories on food stamp benefits

Just days before Thanksgiving, SNAP benefits are back but food assistance is still in high demand.

The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.

Boise State students have turned to the campus food bank for support since benefits stalled Nov. 1.

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

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves talks about the court battles that have upended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefit payments during the government shutdown.

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.

In failing to fully fund the food assistance program that covers 42 million low-income Americans, the judge said the government "failed to consider the harms" to people who rely on the benefits.

Many low-income families in Idaho are facing uncertain times, as funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, have been paused and only partially restored temporarily amidst a federal government shutdown. Students in Boise decided to host a benefit concert at a popular local music venue to support the Idaho Foodbank.

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.