Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy, and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...

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 ...

A leader on the General Assembly’s budget panel pledged Thursday to propose a state-funded nutrition benefit for the tens of thousands of residents expected to lose federal SNAP assistance by March 31 ...

Beginning Jan. 1, more than half a million low-income Indiana residents won’t be able to use government food assistance to buy sugary drinks or candy. And state officials are preparing retailers and ...

MONTH. CANDY AND CERTAIN SUGARY DRINKS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DSS TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...

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, ...

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 ...

About 1 in every 6 Oregonians gets assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. That’s one of the highest rates in the country. Mark Edwards calls that a success ...