Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

KENTUCKY WAS AT RISK OF LOSING ACCESS TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING. INDIANA SNAP RECIPIENTS WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THE NEW YEAR. STARTING JANUARY 1ST, YOU’LL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BUY ANY SUGARY ...

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that South Carolina was approved for a waiver that excludes candy and “unhealthy drinks” from the list of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week more changes to SNAP benefits in six states, including Tennessee. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins signed waivers to ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...

During this fall’s government shutdown, when food banks faced lines circling the block, President Donald Trump didn’t seem to understand that he’d become the face of his administration’s refusal to ...

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In Massachusetts, three quarters of working-age people who rely on food aid from SNAP are also employed, according to a new working paper from the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Labor Center.

Attorneys general from 20 Democratic states, plus the District of Columbia, have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over proposed changes to SNAP eligibility for noncitizens.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at changing how some recipients use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy prepared meals. SNAP currently serves more ...