New federal restrictions and requirements to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)started Feb. 1. Here ...
Work rules take effect this week for states around the country, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.
The Agriculture Department, which administers SNAP benefits, is rapidly approving waivers for states to ban the purchase of ...
Beginning February 1, new regulations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be enforced in the US, impacting many recipients. The changes, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill ...
For example, Indiana restricts the purchase of soft drinks and candy, while Nebraska restricts purchases of soda and energy ...
States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.
Some 688,000 food stamp recipients will have to find work by April or risk losing benefits as the Trump administration issues a final rule making it harder for states to get exemptions from work ...
President Donald Trump has pushed through the most sweeping changes to food stamps in years, tightening work rules and trimming benefits in the name of deficit reduction. Supporters say the new ...
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.