There are several changes coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2026, including stricter bans on foods eligible for purchase. Here's everything to know about the SNAP benefit changes.

Several states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits next year, following a coordinated federal and state push to refocus the program on nutrition.

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an overhaul after an audit found 186,000 deceased men, women ...

Here’s what you need to know about the federal SNAP program, which provides food assistance to nearly one in eight Americans. It could go dark on Saturday. (Author’s note: Updated to reflect recent court rulings.) Tens of millions of Americans who rely ...

(CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly 42 million ...

The Agriculture Department on Saturday posted a new message to its website blaming Democrats for the upcoming suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or food stamps, saying assistance will halt beginning Nov. 1 due to the ...

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