A USDA study published earlier this summer found that nearly nine out of 10 SNAP participants reported facing barriers to achieving a healthy diet, with the most common barrier being the cost of ...

USDA has ordered states to address delays in ... The department says 33 state agencies are failing to meet requirements for processing SNAP applications on time and 20 are out of compliance ...

The USDA sent a letter to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly demanding the state improve its processing of SNAP benefits applications. Kansas has failed to meet federal benchmarks for years, with both the ...

The audit took place between May 2023 and February 2025. The report pointed out that the Education Department and USDA have new legal avenues to help students obtain SNAP benefits. The FAFSA ...

A waiver is a relaxation of certain USDA program rules, allowing states flexibility in how the SNAP program is administered. SNAP waivers are in effect in several states and were widely used ...