The face of food assistance is aging as nearly half of all SNAP households now include seniors.

For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has served as a critical safety net for low-income ...

Starting in April, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use benefits for certain unhealthy items. Here's what to ...

Social workers are scrambling to alert recipients and help them find jobs before their aid is eliminated under President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law.

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, took effect on ...

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is asking for $58 million to keep federal SNAP benefits flowing this year.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, food insecurity throughout the United States affected more than 37 million people, among them 11 million children. That number, though staggering, represented the ...

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An Orange City woman who lived in a luxury apartment and made a six figure income, lied to state officials that she was unemployed and stole more than $20,000 in food stamps, court records reviewed on ...

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This column is the first in a series of opinion pieces by FoodNavigator correspondent Timothy Inklebarger. The views expressed are his own. I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few years thinking ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Less than two months after Utah's ban on using food stamps to buy soda went into effect, a state lawmaker wants to take it a step further. HB569, sponsored by Rep. Kristen Chevrier, R ...