This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Five states begin restricting SNAP purchases of soda, candy and junk foods starting January 1, affecting 1.4 ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Beginning Thursday, SNAP recipients in West Virginia will no longer be able to use their benefits to purchase soda. More than a dozen states applied for waivers from the ...

2025 marked a volatile year for the 41.7 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to buy food. But while their benefits were restored after the government ...

More than 190,000 people in Michigan are, as of Dec. 1, subject to federal work requirements for food assistance benefits. The longstanding program, formerly referred to as food stamps and designed to ...

An alleged scheme that fraudulently obtained nearly $7 million in SNAP benefits was cracked open after the feds arrested two men who are accused of operating the “criminal enterprise” out of tiny ...

MONTH. CANDY AND CERTAIN SUGARY DRINKS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DSS TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST ...

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During the 43-day federal government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were withheld for two weeks in early November. This was the first time in the program's history ...

A new cost-sharing law could put SNAP benefits at risk for tens of millions of Americans. States will have to fund a portion of SNAP benefits based on their payment ...

The Trump administration’s new requirements for the nation’s largest food aid program went into effect Monday, with the aim of reforming the costly system. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful ...