Beginning this week, 22 states have implemented new SNAP benefit restrictions, limiting the foods that beneficiaries can buy ...

Texas will become the first state in the country to block certain junk food purchases with SNAP benefits starting April 1.

Items such as candy and sweetened drinks with five or more grams of sugar will no longer be eligible for purchase through ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed in July 2025, narrowed SNAP eligibility for many lawfully present noncitizens.

The junk food ban starts on April 1 for those on the state's SNAP. The new rules were passed by state lawmakers last year to ...

Nearly 42 million individuals across the United States are covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to May 2025 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a ...

The Greater Chicago Food Depository has a network of more than 850 food pantries.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been in the spotlight lately, such as with the recent government shutdown threatening benefits. While they remain under some political pressure ...

Millionaire Rob Undersander applied for benefits in 2016 in Minnesota and was approved within weeks.

The Department of Human Services obtained approval from the federal Food and Nutrition Service to extend the deadline to ...

Currently under federal law, convicted drug offenders are banned from receiving SNAP benefits. A proposed Missouri House bill ...