SNAP recipients who work and earn more than $217.50 per week before taxes can still receive their benefits. Everyone else must submit documentation proving they volunteer or work 20 hours a week or ...

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, several states will begin new rules for SNAP benefits, including limits on buying sugary drinks and candy with food assistance.

Nearly 42 million individuals across the United States are covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to May 2025 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a ...

A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other ...

Republicans expanded SNAP work requirements, tightened eligibility, and shifted more administrative costs to the states.

New state-level restrictions on what SNAP benefits can buy are set to begin in 2026, with some states banning items like soda ...

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy ...

A total of 18 states will be banning junk food and/or drink purchases using SNAP benefits in 2026. These states are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is notifying households who might have lost medical or food assistance because of a problem with a mail vendor.