SNAP benefits paused in Michigan in November amid federal government shutdown

October 24th, 20250 LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked state officials to temporarily pause November food benefits for the roughly 1.4 million Michiganders who rely on them amid the ongoing federal shutdown. Nearly 13 percent of Michigan households receive...

Michigan to send food stamps out early due to federal government shutdown

January 18th, 20190 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will be issuing Food Assistant Program (FAP) benefits early for the month of February, as the partial federal government shutdown pushes toward a fourth week. As part of an early move to ensure assistance next month, Michigan is rushing to hand out February food...