The agency noted in a press release that SNAP recipients could stretch unspent funds throughout the freeze, as they expire at the end of the calendar year, not at the end of the month. The agency also said it would continue processing SNAP applications during the shutdown.

More changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with fewer people exempt from work requirements — including veterans and those aged 54-64.

Without a citywide effort to protect access to SNAP, work requirements will leave Philadelphians without food on the table.

The federal government shutdown is causing concern in Pennsylvania as SNAP payments are halted, affecting low-income residents' ability to afford food.

Nearly 2 million people in Pennsylvania receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP. WGAL broke down the number of SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania county-by-county. Tap on or hover over the interactive map ...

A potential SNAP freeze just two weeks away has area food banks scrambling and the people who rely on them very worried.