Work rules take effect this week for states around the country, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.

A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...

Beginning February 1, new regulations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be enforced in the US, impacting many recipients. The changes, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill ...

Some 688,000 food stamp recipients will have to find work by April or risk losing benefits as the Trump administration issues a final rule making it harder for states to get exemptions from work ...

Illinois SNAP recipient Kenny Robinson has been volunteering at the Bread of Life Food Pantry at Chosen Tabernacle Church in Englewood for almost two years. Robinson said he has been trying to find a ...

This isn't the first time a White House administration has fought to ban junk food from food stamp purchases because of the mess it can cause.

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.

Food pantries are anticipating a jump in client counts as the improving economy prompts states to tighten conditions for people to get federal nutrition assistance, writes The New York Times. Several ...