The Agriculture Department, which administers SNAP benefits, is rapidly approving waivers for states to ban the purchase of ...
Work rules take effect this week for states around the country, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.
States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.
Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...
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 ...
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 ...
This isn't the first time a White House administration has fought to ban junk food from food stamp purchases because of the mess it can cause.
The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...