More states are implementing restrictions on food purchases by SNAP recipients and banning them from using their ...

It's part of a growing movement to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with federal food benefits.

SNAP restrictions have started in two more states, which include a list of items that recipients won’t be allowed to purchase ...

Keep a backup plan: Having a short list of alternative items can help if something comes up as ineligible. This can help you ...

Starting Feb. 18, 2026, Louisiana joins Oklahoma and Idaho in restricting SNAP benefits for sugary drinks and candy. Learn what's banned and the controversy behind the move.

Louisiana SNAP recipients can no longer use food stamps to buy soda, candy and energy drinks under new restrictions as state embraces MAHA movement.

Benefits under SNAP — the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — are modest, about $6.20 per person, per day. But they fill a critical need for people living near or below the official ...

Mecklenburg County leaders say potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could significantly impact local services and the people who rely on them.

Major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, courtesy of President Donald Trump and his GOP-controlled Congress, have arrived across the nation. The reforms to the food assistance p ...

Enrique Fuentes counted on the $250 he received monthly in federal nutrition assistance to cover the cost of groceries. That changed last month. Fuentes works three days a week as a technician ...

Louisiana SNAP recipients can no longer buy soft drinks, candy or energy drinks with EBT cards under new waiver promoting ...