The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Governor Brad Little signed a bill on April 15 that bans candy and soda from being purchased with SNAP benefits in Idaho.

The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.

SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...

Special agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, have arrested a Beaufort ...

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

During the outage, Massachusetts EBT cardholders will not be able to use them for food and cash purchases or for cash withdrawals.

MEFAP, created in 1995, supplies nearly one-third of the food purchased and distributed by the Food Bank Coalition of ...

SNAP benefits have been targeted by hackers, but Utah officials have come up with a new way to quickly lock SNAP cards.

Colorado could join a small list of states in the nation that allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to get a hot prepared meal using their benefits.