There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...
It’s only been a month since the federal government shutdown caused the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to see their ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins has said the department will "completely deconstruct" the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to remove fraud ...
More than a million Ohio families are set to receive their full SNAP benefits by Wednesday, but new restrictions from President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill could put that money at risk long-term.The ...
About 1 in every 6 Oregonians gets assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. That’s one of the highest rates in the country. Mark Edwards calls that a success ...
Full SNAP benefits will start again for Marylanders on Tuesday, the Maryland Department of Human Services said Friday. The development comes after a tumultuous funding battle for the Supplemental ...
For the last year, 500 working families in Montgomery County, Maryland, who didn’t qualify for federal food assistance, but were “on the cusp of hunger,” got needed help from MC Groceries. Now that ...
As the government reopens, efforts to return the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to full funding across the country will face its own challenges. SNAP benefits have been put through ...
The federal government is reopening, but there’s still uncertainty about when one of the most far-reaching impacts of the closure will be resolved and all 42 million Americans who receive SNAP food ...