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 ...

DENVER — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from proceeding with a pilot program that would have required Colorado to recertify 100,000 ...

Louisiana SNAP recipients may find themselves involuntarily giving up soda and candy for Lent this year, as new restrictions on what the food assistance can be used to purchase take effect on Ash ...

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho Legislature in 2025 approved ...

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.

Jan. 1 marks the first day of a new set of rules for food-stamp recipients in Indiana. Those who partake in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits program will no longer be able to buy most ― ...

SNAP benefits became a national flashpoint during the government shutdown in 2025, as millions of Americans worried about what would happen if funding stalled. For households relying on monthly ...

Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year's final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said.

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Tristan Lombard’s first interaction with what was then known as the Cal Independent Scholars Network was to call the Better Business Bureau and report a scam. It was 2006, and Lombard’s pre-college ...

CARLTON, Ore. — At a recovery farm in Carlton, just north of McMinnville, a case manager is working long hours to help residents maintain their benefits despite expanded federal work requirements for ...