New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...

Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

Jan. 1 marks the first day of a new set of rules for food-stamp recipients in Indiana. Those who partake in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits program will no longer be able to buy most ― ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Five states begin restricting SNAP purchases of soda, candy and junk foods starting January 1, affecting 1.4 ...

Scammers steal billions of dollars in food stamps from needy people every year. Why isn’t Congress doing anything to stop them? Bianca Hunter, a mother of two, had her SNAP EBT card declined last ...

SNAP — the food assistance program — is changing. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed who is eligible, changed work requirements, and shifted more of the cost of administering the program ...

The Washington Post editorial board called on the Trump administration to press for “meaningful reform” of the country’s entitlement programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

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 ...