Starting in 2026, 18 states will prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to buy soda, candy, and other junk food. See the full list ...

At least 18 states will implement changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the new year. Five of ...

Customers shop at a grocery store. Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend ...

SNAP—often referred to as food stamps—provides monthly grocery assistance to more than 40 million low- and no-income ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new work requirement for food stamp recipients goes into effect Saturday even as the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is set to halt benefits to more than ...

Volunteers Josh Geisler, left and Micaela Griffin sort food donations in rolling bins on Wednesday Oct. 29, 2025, at the drop-off point of an Operation Food Search food drive at City Foundry in St.

WEEK. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT SNAP QUITE A LOT THIS MONTH, YET IF YOU’RE GETTING BENEFITS, WE’RE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT LETS YOU DOUBLE YOUR MONEY. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER IS HERE ...

A banner reads “EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Accepted Here” at El Recuerdo Market on Friday in Los Angeles after two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue ...

Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community say the new limits on the food assistance program, SNAP, may make it especially difficult for many LGBTQ people battling food insecurity.

BALLWIN, Mo. – With federally-funded SNAP benefits unavailable due to the government shutdown, several St. Louis-area groups teamed up Saturday for an emergency food drive. The event was held from 10 ...

Nelson Berra, the senior manager at the Gateway Food Pantry in Arnold, Missouri, organizes a recent grocery delivery. (Samantha Liss / KFF Health News) This story was originally published by KFF ...