More than 1.4 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program across five states will be banned from using federal food assistance for candy and soda purchases, starting Thursday.

Four additional states have been granted federal approval to restrict recipients from using SNAP benefits to purchase certain sugary products, as part of an ongoing initiative to reform the food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen states have signed SNAP Food Restriction Waivers banning the use of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Jan. 1 marks the first day of a new set of rules for food-stamp recipients in Indiana. Those who partake in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits program will no longer be able to buy most ― ...

Florida will ban SNAP recipients from buying soda, candy, and other sweets starting in April. The state is one of 22, mostly Republican-led, that have requested waivers from the USDA to restrict ...