Michigan issued full food assistance benefits during the shutdown despite federal officials saying only partial payments were authorized.

Expanded work requirements for taxpayer-funded food assistance were enacted as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big ...

The status of federal food assistance across the country has gone from a halt in benefits during the longest government shutdown on record to court orders requiring the feds to resume benefits, a plan ...

Amid November’s honoring of Native American Heritage Month — a time when many communities reflect on the responsibilities ...

Michigan AG Nessel leads a 22-state lawsuit against the USDA over SNAP eligibility guidance that may wrongly exclude certain ...

A state agency directed its SNAP benefit vendor to resume issuing full payments to recipients in Michigan on Monday, Nov. 10, ...

The state's Democratic members of the U.S. House want contingency funds to be used to keep food assistance benefits flowing.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging new USDA guidance that ...

In 2024, the average SNAP household in Michigan received $335.03 per month, which is about $173 per person per month or $5.68 per person per day. SNAP benefits 492,225 children and 38,513 veterans. Of ...

Nine states allow SNAP benefits for fast food through Restaurant Meals Program, with California accounting for over 90% of ...

Federal food assistance payments in Michigan and across the country are in limbo once again, after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked full benefits while a judge reviews the Trump ...

Families in Michigan receiving federal food assistance benefits could see partial payments this month but it's unclear when that will happen. Food assistance is in limbo for 1.4 million Michiganders ...