Eighteen states will restrict what SNAP users can buy with their benefits in 2026, including soda, candy, and energy drinks.

At least 18 states will implement changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the new year. Five of ...

Iowa is joining other states in the nation in changing what can be bought using SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

By the end of the year, 18 states will limit the purchase of "non-nutritious" food and drinks. What that means is up to the ...

Starting in 2026, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use federal assistance for certain "non-nutritious items ...

More than 1.4 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program across five states will be banned from ...

Starting January 1, food-stamp recipients in five U.S. states will face restrictions on using the benefits to buy some sugary ...

Gov. Mike Braun first announced these planned changes alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier in 2025. The new SNAP rules ...

The SNAP Food Restriction Waiver allows states to limit the purchase of certain foods and beverages with SNAP benefits.

Should SNAP pay for a Big Mac? A group of lawmakers wants to make sure no taxpayer dollars are spent at the drive-thru. The ...

The changes come after a law passed this year to put restrictions on Utahns' benefits received from the Supplemental ...