It means that, under the new rules, certain New Yorkers are now required to meet work or activity requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits beyond three months in a three-year period. This ...

New federal rules now require many New Yorkers without dependents to meet work or activity requirements to keep their SNAP benefits.

SNAP benefit amounts for 2026 are based on household size and location. Maximum monthly benefits vary, and most households receive less than the maximum. Actual payments depend on income and allowable ...

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York is holding several drive thru pantries to help fill the gap while SNAP benefits are being withheld due to the government ...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. An overdue update to New York’s benefit cards that ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Thousands of people across the tri-state area are at risk of losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after new federal work requirements went into ...

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers receiving food assistance — including older adults and homeless people — now have to demonstrate they’re working if they want to keep the benefits that allow them to ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On March 1, the federal requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits was implemented across New York State. The YWCA in Troy has been ...

Organizers of the Feb. 28 “No More Crumbs” rally called on state and city officials to protect residents from food assistance cuts .