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 ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins signed three new state SNAP food restriction waivers on Tuesday. The ...

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

Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, ...

(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

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

The Food and Nutrition Service in the federal agriculture department has taken a first look at West Virginia's waiver ...

House Republicans’ budget reconciliation legislation would take away health coverage and food assistance from many millions ...

Residents will no longer be able to purchase soda and energy drinks using their SNAP benefits. Nebraska is the first state to receive such a waiver, which aligns with the Trump administration’s ...