Millions of Americans may see a cut in SNAP benefits or lose them all together if states can't lower their error rates or pay for their mistakes.

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on a major overhaul to root out waste,

USDA plans major SNAP benefits reform to redirect nutrition funding toward healthier, American-grown foods as part of effort to reduce chronic disease.

During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.

Changes could cut $186 billion nationwide over the next decade, with 400,000 New Jersey households potentially losing benefits.

Certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds could be withheld from several Democratic-led states, including New York, as soon as next week, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a televised Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2.

College leaders say 1 in 5 college students nationwide experience food insecurity and many don't realize they qualify for SNAP. Buffalo State's Milligan's Food Pantry serves more than 150 students a week and staff say SNAP can bridge the gap for students balancing school, work, and rising costs.

The lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration’s new guidelines illegally exclude some eligible noncitizens, including permanent residents who were refugees and victims of human trafficking.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly referred to as food stamps, or SNAP — helps feed 42 million low-income people in the United States.

Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.