The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...

Should Food Stamps Pay for Soda? Colorado and Texas are among the states aiming to change what food and drink can be bought with SNAP benefits.

Texas was tied with Alaska as the states with the fifth-highest share of food-insecure children. That's nearly 1.7 million children in Texas.

Washington is suing the Fortune 500 company that helps administer food stamps in the state, seeking a court order Thursday to block the company from sharing private data of recipients with the ...

The laws in Louisiana and Texas are far more sweeping, among the most stringent food policies that have been passed by states in recent memory.

A widespread scam targeting SNAP benefits is leaving hundreds of refugee families in San Antonio without immediate money to buy food.

Hundreds of protesters form a human banner at San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Saturday during a "Families First" national day of action against President Donald Trump's policies.

The number of millionaires in the United States is soaring. A report from Swiss bank UBS finds about 1 in 10 American adults now has a net worth of at ...

Formerly known as food stamps, the programme has roots in a New Deal plan to redirect crop surpluses. Its subsequent survival owes much to cynicism about cash-benefits.

The deadline for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in recent catastrophic flooding has been extended, Gov ...

Alabama residents using food stamps will be banned from using them to buy candy or soda in the future if a Republican state senator gets his wish.