Five states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this week. The changes follow federal waivers ...

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 ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Beginning Thursday, SNAP recipients in West Virginia will no longer be able to use their benefits to purchase soda. More than a dozen states applied for waivers from the ...

Authorities on Wednesday arrested two Mattapan store owners for allegedly perpetrating a $7 million SNAP benefit-trafficking scheme over a number of years. Antonio Bonheur, 74, owner of Jesula Variety ...

An alleged scheme that fraudulently obtained nearly $7 million in SNAP benefits was cracked open after the feds arrested two men who are accused of operating the “criminal enterprise” out of tiny ...

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 ...

MONTH. CANDY AND CERTAIN SUGARY DRINKS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DSS TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Theo is stressed. She’s been waiting months for her SNAP benefits after they were cut off due to what the state called an “incomplete interview process.” “I’m blind. I’m on ...

SPRINGFIELD — The farm store Gardening the Community sells locally-grown produce, eggs, and milk, with a special focus on making these items available to low-income residents. When food stamps were ...

A new cost-sharing law could put SNAP benefits at risk for tens of millions of Americans. States will have to fund a portion of SNAP benefits based on their payment ...

New requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could remove food aid for 114,000 Kentuckians. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) expands work reporting requirements to ...