Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, joining three other ...

In May, the USDA approved SNAP waivers for Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska, the first state to be granted a waiver. Other states ...

The Senate is beginning to consider Republican leadership’s tax and budget reconciliation legislation. Follow this space for ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he hopes to expand state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waivers to ...

Thousands of SNAP recipients will benefit from emergency food assistance following severe weather in Kentucky, while older ...

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to ...

The 41.7 million people who received monthly SNAP benefits in 2024 have long known they cannot use what were once called food stamps to purchase alcohol, ...

One of the primary methods to achieve these reductions is through the imposition and expansion of new work requirements. For SNAP ... states' ability to grant waivers and requires them to ...

The Food and Nutrition Service in the federal agriculture department has taken a first look at West Virginia's waiver application and responded with some followup questions about some specifics and ...

The Michigan Retailers Association, an industry group, is also concerned with SNAP cuts and wants Congress to pursue "prudent ...

“SNAP is about helping families in need get healthy food into their diets, but there's nothing nutritious about the junk we're removing with today's waiver.” Six other states ...