New lawsuit targets a set of waivers approved by the USDA that allow states to limit purchases of junk food.

Able-bodied adults ages 18–64 without a child under 14 must work, volunteer, or train 80 hours per month to keep benefits. Some previously exempt groups ma ...

SNAP theft through skimming of magnetic-stripe cards has cost recipients at least $320 million from October 2022 to December 2024.

22 states now restrict SNAP purchases of soda, candy, and energy drinks, with rules varying by state and rollout dates causing confusion.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a critical lifeline for over 40 million Americans, offering financial assistance to purchase essential groceries. This program, administered by ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

Under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Louisiana will absorb a larger share of SNAP’s costs as federal ...

Antonio Bonheur was approved to participate in the the SNAP program in 2021 even though a federal investigator described his store as “effectively a closet with shelves and a register,” court records ...

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Where does the state's proposed ban on SNAP soda purchases stand? Here's what we know.

Roughly 380,000 Arizonans are no longer receiving food assistance after Congress adopted more stringent requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.