There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased ...

New state-level restrictions on what SNAP benefits can buy are set to begin in 2026, with some states banning items like soda, candy, energy drinks, and ot ...

A total of 18 states will be banning junk food and/or drink purchases using SNAP benefits in 2026. These states are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, ...

NGA is urging thoughtful execution of SNAP waiver policies as states begin applying new rules that affect what foods can be ...

The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has issued a ...

A leader on the General Assembly’s budget panel pledged Thursday to propose a state-funded nutrition benefit for the tens of ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today announced that she has signed requests from six more states for waivers from the rules of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) so that the ...

Minnesota is being ordered to recertify SNAP recipients amid probes into a $1B welfare fraud scandal linked to nonprofits ...

The U.S. departments of Labor and Agriculture announced a Memorandum of Understanding to maximize skills training and work ...

The most damaging form of fraud in SNAP is fraud where the low-income recipients are the victims, not the perpetrators,” a ...

The letter orders Minnesota to take part in a "pilot program" that will require some SNAP beneficiaries to recertify.