Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at changing how some recipients use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy prepared meals. SNAP currently serves more ...

In Massachusetts, three quarters of working-age people who rely on food aid from SNAP are also employed, according to a new working paper from the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Labor Center.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s largest anti-hunger initiative, and its precarious future is making anxiety-inducing headlines. The program serves over 40 million ...

The head of the US Department of Agriculture said the Trump administration is planning to have “everyone” receiving SNAP benefits reapply after a probe into a number of Republican-led states allegedly ...

FIRST ON FOX: U.S. taxpayers are footing nearly $250 million a year in SNAP benefits spent on fast-food meals across just nine states, most of which are blue states, according to Republican Iowa Sen.

Alaskans who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received half of their benefits nearly a week late as a result of the federal government shutdown this month. Their full benefits ...

As questions lingered about whether President Donald Trump’s administration would pay out federal food aid for November, Utah’s Republican leaders pledged up to $4 million for food banks. Now, as the ...

ARE you trying everything in your power to stay warm without having to turn the heating on? Well, you’re not alone, with many ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New work requirements affecting tens of thousands of North Carolinians will take effect for SNAP next month. Starting in December, many SNAP recipients will need to work, ...

New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveal the states where the nation’s largest food assistance program is costing taxpayers the most through fraud and misuse. The size and scope of the ...