A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.

In three days, major changes are happening for people who rely on food stamps, and food pantries expect to see a surge in ...

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

Eighteen states are moving to restrict what SNAP funds can buy, but permissible products vary from state to state.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers for La Colaborativa hands out fresh food to people in line outside of public housing zone in Chelsea, Massachusetts on ...

ANGOLA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Victims of food stamp theft — whether through electronic fraud or EBT skimming — can no longer get refunds, leaving many local families struggling as grocery prices soar. The ...

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 ...

Tennessee might need to start paying millions more to cover food stamp benefits if it doesn’t reduce its rate of errors in ...

New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for ...

Food stamp enrollment declined as Pennsylvania’s reinstated work requirements shrank eligibility for many beneficiaries, according to a recent analysis from the Independent Fiscal Office. Analyzing ...

President Donald Trump has agreed to comply with court orders to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The food benefit, commonly called SNAP, goes back nearly a century in the ...