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

Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

For some on the right, though, the fact that food-stamp recipients can use the subsidies to buy junk food instead of healthy ...

Find out when SNAP benefits will be distributed in May 2025 and who qualifies for early payments. Here's a look at the full ...

SNAP benefits are funded by the federal government, with states currently required to pay 50 percent of the administrative ...

Recipients remain free to purchase whatever foods they want—with their own money.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, remains a vital support for ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to provide benefits to ...

SNAP benefits for May 2025 are starting soon. Here's the full payment schedule, updated income limits, and who qualifies.

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, ...

Cuts to SNAP would be detrimental to the emergency food system in Illinois, including food pantries and food banks.