New work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries are set to take effect this weekend.

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...

New federal rules are tightening who can keep food assistance, but the law still leaves room for people to protect their benefits if they understand the fine print. I want to walk through how the ...

During the 43-day federal government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were withheld for two weeks in early November. This was the first time in the program's history ...

Some states handed out a month's worth of federally funded food aid as soon as the courts said it should be coming. Then USDA told states they had sent out the food stamps prematurely and would have ...

DECATUR, Ga. — With federal funding for SNAP programs frozen during the government shutdown, some Georgians required to work to keep their benefits are facing new challenges. Guy Hoops has relied on ...

Suspending benefits and work training reimbursements simultaneously amounts to double harm — no food on the table and no way to meet the hours required to keep benefits. Recruits for Goodwill of North ...

New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for ...