Understand the new 80-hour monthly work requirement for SNAP benefits. Learn who is exempt, what counts as work activity, and ...

College students face food insecurity at higher rates than the general population. Yet, many are ineligible for the nation’s ...

More than 1.6 million people in North Carolina are “food insecure.” That means families have limited access to nutritious ...

In the Observer's annual comparison to see how supermarkets stack up, there's a $41 difference between the cheapest and ...

A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...

Weeks after the government shutdown came to an end, millions of Americans may be on the verge of losing access to public food benefits for the second time. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

A box of food ready to be picked up by families in need at Harvest Hope food bank in Columbia, South Carolina on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. To help stop the spread of the coronavirus, the food bank did ...

Two Mattapan bodega owners are facing federal charges over allegations they trafficked nearly $7 million in food stamp benefits. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said the two men exchanged ...

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster delivers his State of the State address during a joint session of the legislative delegation on Wednesday Jan. 29, 2025. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com COLUMBIA, S.C. South ...

MISSOURI – People in Missouri may soon be unable to use SNAP benefits to buy candy, soda and other junk foods. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally approved Missouri’s request to ...

COLUMBIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri's request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items, according to a news release from the USDA.

The state of Oregon announced Friday that it has once again recharged the debit-like cards of approximately 757,000 residents who rely on federal food assistance to eat. The early December recharge ...