The Michigan HHS says that the USDA has asked state officials to temporarily pause November food benefits. Nearly 13% of Michigan households, or approximately 1.4 million people, receive SNAP benefits.

At 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Symone Wilkes, a Detroit resident and mother of two young sons, received a loud alert on her phone. It was her MI Bridges app — the site through which state benefits are provided — alerting her that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has instructed Michigan to pause the distribution of SNAP benefit coupons for November amid the ongoing government shutdown. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it was instructed to hold November SNAP payments "due to the ongoing federal government funding lapse."

The state is warning the 1.4 million people who receive SNAP benefits that there will be no funds next month. It's due to the federal government shutdown.

Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program extends the purchase power for food stamp recipients at participating retailers.

The United States is facing a deepening crisis as the federal government shutdown stretches into its 25th day, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about their next meal. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that food benefits under one of the country’s largest social assistance programs will not be issued in November.