SNAP benefits

April 12, 2021 | 7:46 AM

DHS warns many could go hungry if Pa. limits disaster declarations

Without the declaration the program, formerly known as food stamps, she says the state would not be eligible for emergency federal funding.

By Hayden Mitman/WLVR

April 1, 2021 | 4:08 PM

Lawsuit settlement will bring millions in additional food stamp funds to Pa.

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania households will receive additional food stamp benefits, thanks to a settlement agreement as a result of a federal lawsuit.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA

February 9, 2021 | 5:30 AM

Food assistance for four-year college students extended through end of pandemic

In order to qualify, students must also have an estimated family contribution of zero dollars on their federal financial aid forms, and be work-study eligible although not necessarily working, per language from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

By Laura Benshoff/WHYY

January 22, 2021 | 7:39 AM

Biden to bump up food assistance for people ‘hanging by a thread’

President Biden plans to sign an executive order on Friday that would increase food stamp benefits to help people going hungry amid the financial downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Roberta Rampton, Scott Horsley/NPR

March 4, 2020 | 10:19 AM

States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change

By Sophia Tareen/The Associated Press

December 21, 2019 | 11:28 AM

New SNAP rule impacts college students by limiting benefits and adding confusion

By NPR

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