Millions of American households rely on SNAP to put food on the table, but in 2026, not everything is fair game. While the ...

A 'We Accept Food Stamps' sign hangs in the window of a grocery store on Oct. 31 in Miami. The Trump administration is targeting the food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Millions of SNAP recipients in Florida will face new limitations in 2026 on what they can use the federal assistance to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Stricter federal compliance rules and mounting backlogs have exposed a critical weakness in how states process SNAP benefits. Modernizing document workflows in these outdated, paper-heavy systems ...

Food bank officials, some medical professionals and grocers urged the state Senate to reject legislation (SB 615) to reform ...

After weeks of uncertainty, relief is finally on the horizon for thousands of Sarasota-Manatee families who depend on SNAP benefits. The federal shutdown that froze food assistance for millions has ...

Big Beautiful Bill Act makes seismic changes to the financial structure of SNAP, basically shifting much of the program cost ...

SNAP — the food assistance program — is changing. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed who is eligible, changed work requirements, and shifted more of the cost of administering the program ...

Social media users have claimed that the fall 2025 disruption to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food assistance payments was part of Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint linked ...

The Florida Department of Children and Families said "all previously scheduled November SNAP benefits have been issued to eligible recipients." Those who are scheduled to receive SNAP benefits after ...

After a record-breaking 43 days of political standoffs, thousands of furloughed federal employees and increasingly strained services, decimated air travel and the loss in food assistance for 42 ...

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...