Starting in 2026, 18 states will prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to buy soda, candy, and other junk food. See the full list of states and what this means for you.

At least 18 states will implement changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the new year. Five of ...

Several states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition ...

MISSOURI — People in Missouri may soon be unable to use SNAP benefits to buy candy, soda and other junk foods. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally approved Missouri’s request to ...

Nelson Berra, the senior manager at the Gateway Food Pantry in Arnold, Missouri, organizes a recent grocery delivery. (Samantha Liss / KFF Health News) This story was originally published by KFF ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday approved Missouri's SNAP food-choice waiver to support healthy food purchases and Missouri agriculture. The waiver, part of the "Make America Healthy ...

Baylee Watts, the Missouri Department of Social Services' media director, said in an email that the department is working with its electronic benefits vendor to distribute full November benefits. The ...

WEEK. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT SNAP QUITE A LOT THIS MONTH, YET IF YOU’RE GETTING BENEFITS, WE’RE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT LETS YOU DOUBLE YOUR MONEY. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER IS HERE ...

Volunteers Josh Geisler, left and Micaela Griffin sort food donations in rolling bins on Wednesday Oct. 29, 2025, at the drop-off point of an Operation Food Search food drive at City Foundry in St.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new work requirement for food stamp recipients goes into effect Saturday even as the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is set to halt benefits to more than ...

Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community say the new limits on the food assistance program, SNAP, may make it especially difficult for many LGBTQ people battling food insecurity.

Customers shop at a grocery store. Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend ...