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SNAP benefits for May 2025 are starting soon. Here's the full payment schedule, updated income limits, and who qualifies.
Recipients remain free to purchase whatever foods they want—with their own money.
Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...
One of the people with knowledge of the plans noted that deep-red states such as West Virginia are “going to be hit pretty ...
Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...
The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...
A recent poll indicates bipartisan support among Pennsylvanians for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
In Illinois, the problem is more pronounced. In 2000, 6.8% of Illinoisans were on SNAP. Today, 15.1% of Illinoisans are on ...
More than $3.6 million in SNAP benefits has been stolen from nearly 8,000 Massachusetts families since mid-December, when ...
Despite this agricultural abundance, food insecurity – not being able to maintain an adequate diet – is a pressing issue. In ...
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, authorized the House Select Committee on Government Oversight to monitor the ...