By the end of the year, 18 states will limit the purchase of "non-nutritious" food and drinks. What that means is up to the ...

SNAP benefits became a national flashpoint during the government shutdown in 2025, as millions of Americans worried about what would happen if funding stalled. For households relying on monthly ...

SNAP recipients should take steps now to protect their benefits, as advocates warn changes will mean more people will go ...

Some of the 41.7 million Americans who rely on the paused Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could receive payments as soon as 24 hours after the longest government shutdown in history ...

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 ...

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

So far, SNAP recipients in 19 states have gotten their full November benefits, and recipients in 16 others have received partial benefits. (Allison Dinner/AP) The Department of Agriculture instructed ...

Under U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s “Make America Healthy Again” ( MAHA) initiative, ...

After weeks of uncertainty, millions of Americans will soon start receiving federal nutrition assistance benefits again, after President Trump on Wednesday night signed a bill passed by Congress to ...

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.

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...