The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 included major overhauls of the program, which impact its funding, eligibility ...

A new set of work guidelines for SNAP recipients kicked in Sunday, Feb. 1. Here's a breakdown of changes to benefits.

Before now, Illinois had a work requirement waiver for what the law defines as able-bodied adults who applied for SNAP ...

SNAP recipients who can't meet the work requirements will be limited to three months of benefits over three years before they lose benefits entirely. For the first time, adults up to age 64 are ...

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.

Despite her last-ditch effort to avoid prison Thursday, Amanda Cunningham’s pleas scored zero points with Midland County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Carras. Cunningham was sentenced to 22 months to 15 ...

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in funding for Minnesota’s food stamp program amid widespread claims of fraud.

The Save gas station on the west side of Gary, Indiana, wants customers to know that they can pay for their groceries with food stamps. When I pulled into the parking lot last week, the first thing I ...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said last week that if elected governor he wants to root out “fraud in our state,” pointing specifically to a federal food assistance program that, for the first time since ...

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Eighteen states will restrict SNAP recipients from buying items like soda and candy starting in 2026. The changes are part of a Trump Administration reform to improve nutritional value within the ...