Updated rules for 2026 SNAP recipients in New Jersey

A crucial development in SNAP benefits pertains to the expanded requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents, or ...
Marketplace

States are tightening limits on what SNAP recipients can do with their benefits

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 ...
Newsweek

SNAP Benefits to Change for Nearly 3 Million People

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved six states' waivers on Wednesday, allowing them to ban candy, soft drinks and other food from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
WHYY

New SNAP requirements may end your benefits. Here’s what you need to know

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 ...
Newsweek

SNAP Benefits: What To Expect in 2026

As 2026 fast approaches, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries will likely experience changes to their benefits. The White House has made several changes to SNAP over the ...
People

How Are SNAP Benefits Changing? Here's What the Program Will Look Like in 2026

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 ...
Federal News Network

The SNAP program is under pressure, and states are drowning in paper as new mandates kick in

Stricter federal compliance rules and mounting backlogs have exposed a critical weakness in how states process SNAP benefits. Modernizing document workflows in these outdated, paper-heavy systems ...
The Hill

New restrictions on what SNAP can buy in 2026: Here’s what to know

(NEXSTAR) – Six more states are adding restrictions to what SNAP beneficiaries can buy with their monthly benefits, the federal government announced this week. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South ...
WKYT

18 states will limit junk food from SNAP benefits next year

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP ...
AZFamily

Arizona SNAP benefits delayed as state struggles with staffing cuts

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Theo is stressed. She’s been waiting months for her SNAP benefits after they were cut off due to what the state called an “incomplete interview process.” “I’m blind. I’m on ...
The Hill

Rollins threatens Minnesota’s SNAP benefits under new ‘pilot program’

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter on Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) requiring him to conduct recertifications for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients ...