Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --SNAP users in some states face additional limits on what they can buy that take effect Thursday. At least 18 states are banning sodas, sugary drinks and candy from being purchased with ...

A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed outside of a convenience store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...

Hawaii Appleseed, the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Children’s Action Network are speaking out against new restrictions on what families can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition ...

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 ...

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(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 ...

(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 ...

What to know about the growing list and what it means for SNAP recipients. Six more states have joined the growing list across the country approved for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program food ...

New Yorkers who rely on federal food assistance could see more program disruptions in upcoming months, New York Focus reports. Illustration by Leor Stylar/New York Focus. This story originally ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is among 18 states whose SNAP food-choice waivers were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under ...