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 ...

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...

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

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, ...

House Republicans have unveiled a proposal to slash funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program by an estimated $290 billion as part of their sweeping plan to turn President Trump’s agenda ...

Thousands of Pennsylvania residents who rely on food stamps have been scrambling to find work or prove they are unable to ...

Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2025-30, directing the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) to submit a waiver request to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...

Hawaiʻi is among six states approved by the US Department of Agriculture to impose new restrictions on food purchases under ...

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

Some 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images News Tracy Roof, University of Richmond The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter on Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) requiring him to conduct ...

The proposed state-funded SNAP program would be for those expected to lose federal benefits by March 31. Gov. Ned Lamont ...