Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Come Feb. 1, the nearly 42 million low-income Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can expect ...

The SNAP changes are the result of the federal budget law passed in 2025, which supporters argue is intended to promote workforce participation. Critics, however, caution that the expanded ...

The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been an increasingly searched topic of discussion as the government shutdown threatens to halt benefits for the more than ...

Kansas, Ohio, Nevada, and Wyoming join 18 other states in restricting what SNAP recipients can buy with benefits.

Starting in April, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use benefits for certain unhealthy items. Here's what to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February has arrived, and so have several changes to the work requirements for 42 million low-income Americans on the Supplemental ...

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

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

The Colorado Board of Human Services advanced a waiver program to limit SNAP beverage purchases to a second reading Feb. 6. The "Healthy Choice Waiver" would make items like soda, energy drinks and ...

Arizona’s debate over food assistance is no longer theoretical. It is playing out simultaneously in courtrooms, state agencies, and households across the state—and forcing a long-delayed reckoning ...

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, went into effect in February. A 2025 bill expanded work requirements to more age groups and removed exemptions for ...