Nearly 42 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, to put food on the table. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is in charge of SNAP, has only just started to ...

The federal government may be shut down, but that didn’t stop changes to SNAP benefits from kicking in on the first of the month, which is also the start of the fiscal year.

MOLINE, Ill. — As of Sept. 1, new federal rules are changing how long certain people can receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Recipients ages 18 to ...

"Research is clear that SNAP has positive impacts on children’s physical health, development, and academic performance.

As of last month, twelve states had received federal waivers allowing them to restrict the purchase of certain foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) based on limited ...

The Agriculture Department has started to issue guidance on how states should implement new work requirements for people who get food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.