Able-bodied adults ages 18–64 without a child under 14 must work, volunteer, or train 80 hours per month to keep benefits. Some previously exempt groups ma ...

The Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states to restrict what SNAP recipients can purchase at grocery stores, despite the fact that it lacks legal authority to do so, and this ...

A new bill in Congress would introduce anti-theft technology for electronic benefit transfer cards.

AUSTIN - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reminds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients that they can no longer buy candy or sweetened drinks with their Lone Star ...

Democrats want to roll back controversial changes to the food stamp program enacted in the 2025 reconciliation law.

When in doubt, blame COVID. That’s a big takeaway from the state’s response to revelations of fraud in the Massachusetts SNAP program.

Many people receiving SNAP benefits must now prove they are working—or actively trying to find work—in order to continue ...

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers receiving food assistance — including older adults and homeless people — now have to demonstrate they’re working if they want to keep the benefits that allow them to ...