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 ...

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

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

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

Several states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition ...

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries are seeing new limits on soda, candy and other foods ...

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

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

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.

Iowa’s new restrictions on SNAP benefits aim to improve health, but Paige Chickering, manager of the Save the Children ...