The federal government shutdown threatens food assistance for Michigan families. State lawmakers have taken steps to try to blunt the impact.

In Michigan, nearly 13% of households, or roughly 1.4 million people, receive the benefits. “The impact of households losing SNAP benefits will be felt around the state. SNAP is more than a food assistance program; it’s a lifeline for many Michigan ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is set to lapse tomorrow, Nov. 1, as the prolonged U.S. government shutdown puts millions of Americans at risk of missing their vital food stamp benefits.

State elected Democrats are struggling to pull together a plan to continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline.

Michigan's Democratic House members are urging the Trump administration to use contingency funds for food assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to halt SNAP benefits for 1.4 million Michiganders after November 1 due to the federal shutdown.

Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.

Michigan joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking federal contingency funds for SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.

The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.