The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 included major overhauls of the program, which impact its funding, eligibility ...

A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.

When it comes to changes for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps) payments in 2026, there have been three big ones making headlines. The new year not only means new rules ...

The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...

Work rules take effect this week for states around the country, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to resume normal payment schedules in December after weeks of chaos amid the government shutdown. In general, that means SNAP benefits ...

Critics of the restrictions are concerned with the bouts of confusion, contingent on the state with some feeling it could drive the numbers down of people who participate in the program. As of Jan. 1, ...

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Food stamps were first issued in 1939 as an assistance program to prevent starvation during the Great Depression. But 86 years later, thousands of liquor stores and smoke shops have become approved ...