Around 42 million low-income Americans collect SNAP benefits, which are uploaded onto electronic benefit transfer cards.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a State of Emergency Friday night, just hours before federal funding lapses for food assistance programs, impacting thousands of Wisconsinites. The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov.

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.

Virginia is launching an emergency program to ensure families don’t go hungry when federal SNAP benefits pause due to the government shutdown, becoming the first state in the nation to use state funds for food assistance benefits.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has declared a state of emergency so SNAP recipients can still receive their benefits.

Governor Youngkin steps in with VENAP to protect SNAP benefits for Virginians if the federal shutdown persists, ensuring vital meal assistance continues.

Donald Trump says his administration will follow a judicial ruling and provide the emergency funding necessary to fund SNAP food benefits in November once a federal court clarifies how the money can be legally supplied.