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States are tightening limits on what SNAP recipients can do with their benefits

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 ...

SNAP Benefit Map Shows States With Junk Food Bans in 2026

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

How are SNAP benefits changing? Here's what the program will look like in 2026

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased ...

SNAP food restrictions go live in five states Thursday

SNAP users in five states face limits what they can buy that take effect Thursday. At least 18 states are implementing new ...

'Confusing' new food restrictions come to Iowa's SNAP program in 2026

Beginning in fiscal year 2027, which will be the subject of the Iowa Legislature's budget discussions this year, Iowa will ...
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Changes to Idaho SNAP food program coming

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to ...

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

Nearly a quarter of a million families got that same cash injection from the nonprofit GiveDirectly as they missed SNAP ...
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SNAP theft could hit $12B/yr, here's how the scams work

Electronic theft of food assistance is no longer a fringe problem. Federal officials now warn that criminals may be siphoning ...