Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders rely on a federal program called LIHEAP to pay electric and gas bills. The LIHEAP fund in Michigan is nearly out of money, due to the federal government shutdown.

Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed in November due to a lack of sufficient funding during the federal government shutdown, state officials said Thursday. The U.S. Department of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The government shutdown may not only affect food assistance programs but also other federally funded programs. Right now, there’s growing concern that the government shutdown ...

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will receive partial benefits in November due to limited federal ...

Families in Michigan receiving federal food assistance benefits could see partial payments this month but it's unclear when that will happen. Food assistance is in limbo for 1.4 million Michiganders ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - State elected leaders are trying to pull together a plan that would continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline. Attorney ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Food assistance programs are being stretched to their limit after suspended benefits created one of the worst situations one county leader said he has ever seen. Food pantries ...

If the shutdown continues through Dec. 1, the Bipartisan Policy Center says roughly 4.5 million paychecks will be withheld from federal civilian employees, adding up to about $21 billion. A 2019 law ...

Washington — Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed in November due to a lack of sufficient funding during the federal government shutdown, state officials said Thursday, prompting ...

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 ...