SNAP

Baylee Watts, the Missouri Department of Social Services' media director, said in an email that the department is working with its electronic benefits vendor to distribute full November benefits.

Illinois residents are expected to receive their outstanding benefits by November 20.

The May tornado dramatically increased demand at area food banks as families continue to struggle to recover.

Refugees and asylees are among those who can no longer qualify for federal nutrition support until five years after obtaining green cards.

As the government shutdown lingers and SNAP benefits are on hold, grocery prices continue to rise, and local nonprofits are doing their part to help.

New USDA guidance issued Saturday requested that states immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits.

One in five residents in St. Louis relies on SNAP benefits. That’s over 50,000 residents who are in need of food assistance. The City of St. Louis created a fund to help fill the gap created by the recent pause in the government’s SNAP program.

The Missouri Department of Social Services said that due to the new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state will begin issuing November SNAP benefits.

After a federal judge ruled the Trump administration needed to make payments, the Illinois Department of Human Services said some Illinoisans could see benefits as early as this weekend.

During an interview with St. Louis Public Radio in Washington, D.C., the Republican senator said a bipartisan contingent of senators is trying to find a way to end the shutdown.