Understand the upcoming 2026 changes to SNAP and Medicaid from H.R. 1, including new work requirements and eligibility checks ...

Benefits under SNAP — the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — are modest, about $6.20 per person, per day. But they fill a critical need for people living near or below the official ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the ...

Sunday marks the first day of new eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. As a result of those changes, some food pantries are expecting a surge in demand ...

Under the new rules, certain high-sugar or low-nutrition items will no longer be eligible for purchase.

Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Indiana) introduced the SNAP Online Access Act on Tuesday to make permanent a pilot program that ...

Most retirees using SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits stick to obvious purchases like bread, milk and eggs. But the program covers way more than basic staples, and knowing what ...

A yellow sign with the words “We Welcome SNAP Benefits.” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with 21 other state attorney generals, is currently suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Iowa Republican lawmakers are advancing bills that would require the state to maintain a waiver restricting SNAP recipients from buying pop and candy.