Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Tennessee are joining 12 other states in adding waivers that will redefine what types of food can be purchased with SNAP dollars in 2026.

Eighteen states now have approval to restrict what SNAP benefits can buy, after six more states received federal waivers to limit soda, candy and other processed foods starting in 2026. Federal ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been restricted in six more statesfrom being used on unhealthy ...

In all, 18 states have restricted SNAP purchases to limit access to unhealthy items. Implementation deadlines vary from state to state, with Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and West ...

Robert Kennedy Jr. has spearheaded efforts to ban junk food and soda from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Next year, Tennessee, Hawai‘i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia will be making changes to remove unhealthy ...

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, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Over 74,000 South Dakotans receive monthly funds through the SNAP program to help them pay for groceries. If you talk to the folks at Feeding South Dakota, they ...

Food banks are scrambling to keep up with a continued surge in demand as Bay Area families are still recovering from lapses in federal food benefits triggered by the government shutdown. The need ...

Food bank workers say they believe the increase will continue through December. Although SNAP benefits returned for millions of Americans after the federal government shutdown ended earlier this month ...

SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab said on Monday it will offer Australians the chance to verify their age with software owned by the country's banks as the internet platform ...

The new year is always a good time to reset your budget, but how you do so will also depend on any adjustments to your income or your expenses. As of Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...