(NEXSTAR) – Six more states are adding restrictions to what SNAP beneficiaries can buy with their monthly benefits, the federal government announced this week. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter on Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) requiring him to conduct recertifications for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients ...

On Nov. 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were frozen as federal funding for the program lapsed one month into the longest government shutdown in United States history. With ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will no longer be allowed to purchase “sweetened beverages” with SNAP funds beginning in April 2026, ...

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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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The United States Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it has granted a request to ban candy, soft drinks and other items from food stamp programs in multiple states - ...

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On Aug. 4, 2025, the USDA announced that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' request to allow the state to restrict SNAP recipients ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is among 18 states whose SNAP food-choice waivers were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under ...

WASHINGTON - Federal officials have approved waivers for six additional states to limit what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The decision allows Hawaii ...

SALEM, Ore. — As of this month, new federal work requirements are in effect across Oregon for adults to be eligible for food stamps, the Oregon Department of Human Services said Thursday. According to ...