6 more states ban using SNAP for soda and candy as list grows to 18

SNAP food-choice waivers, or SNAP Food Restriction waivers, allow states to restrict beneficiaries from using benefits to ...

Six more states sign pledge to ban use of SNAP payments on junk food

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Using SNAP as Leverage Was a Bad Idea the First Time

Erika D. Smith is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is a former Los Angeles Times columnist and Sacramento Bee editorial board member. During this fall’s government shutdown, ...
Spotlight PA

SNAP is now a key part of Democrats’ campaign messaging

Republicans expanded SNAP work requirements, tightened eligibility, and shifted more administrative costs to the states.
Food & Wine

SNAP Users Can Get 50% Off Groceries on Instacart Right Now

As the government shutdown halts federal funding, more than 40 million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits could temporarily lose access to grocery assistance starting November 1. Instacart announced ...
Mashable

DoorDash and Instacart announce emergency SNAP assistance

Grocery and food delivery apps are stepping in as the federal government fails to reinstate food assistance for millions of Americans amid the government shutdown. DoorDash and Instacart — two of the ...
WLKY on MSN

Indiana to ban buying sugary drinks, candy with SNAP benefits starting Jan. 1

INDIANA SNAP RECIPIENTS WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THE NEW YEAR. STARTING JANUARY 1ST, YOU’LL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BUY ANY ...
Teen Vogue

Amid SNAP Benefits Suspension, More Young People Will Go Hungry

In August 2025, Takara Gamble, a 28-year-old in Texas, began receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. She doesn’t have a car, so most of her paychecks go towards paying for ...

Indiana to ban sugary drinks and candy on SNAP

Hoosiers using SNAP benefits won’t be able to buy sugary drinks or candy starting New Year’s Day as part of a new state ...

Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud, but the extent of the problem is ...

The Trump administration has demanded that states turn over data on individual SNAP recipients including Social Security ...
Rolling Stone

People Are Using Racist ‘AI Slopaganda’ to Fuel ‘Welfare Queen’ Stereotypes

Shortly before the pause on federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits was enacted on Sunday, the TikToks began cropping up: In one video, a Black woman is in a home full of ...
Newsweek

SNAP Benefits Update: 9 States Could Face New Restrictions

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at changing how some recipients use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy prepared meals. SNAP currently serves more ...