The new policy, prohibiting the use of SNAP for soda and candy, goes into effect on Jan. 1. Court docs show screenshots of IMPD officer harassing woman via Hinge, running her plates.

"Make Indiana Healthy Again" program removes candy, soda from SNAP benefits 00:39. The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their ...

This SNAP sugary-food ban is going nowhere except maybe into a campaign commercial, but not so the critical food assistance cuts already imposed on food banks and the huge SNAP cuts likely coming ...

SNAP is better known among the public under its old name, food stamps. That name was abandoned in 2008 in an effort to fight the stigma that had plagued the program for decades.

A Trump-backed push to ban sugary snacks from SNAP is gaining steam in multiple states. But critics argue it’s a half-baked solution that punishes the poor instead of addressing the root causes ...

SNAP more than pays for itself with healthier outcomes and its contributions to the food economy. Now, as this heartless budget bill heads to the Senate for consideration, I hope and pray that ...

Some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients are at risk of losing their benefits once new rules go into effect. "The new SNAP work rules are a big deal," Michael Ryan, a ...

The CBO said the changes to SNAP would increase federal spending by about $2.1 billion and estimated approximately 78,000 more people would receive food assistance in an average month than ...

Every fiscal year, SNAP benefits change modestly to take into account the cost of living. In 2024 for the 2025 fiscal year, benefits amounts increased on October 1, setting a new maximum allotment ...