'Get them before the end of the year' | Indiana SNAP ban on sugary drinks, candy takes effect New Year's Day

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — In less than a week, Indiana's ban on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...

Lawmakers push to reimburse food stamp benefits lost to theft

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., introduced a similar measure in April to require states to reimburse stolen SNAP money using federal ...
WFYI

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy Indiana families when SNAP payments were paused

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last months shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance.

How a nimble nonprofit-tech partnership delivered relief to SNAP families

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential

Safer SNAP cards coming to Michigan in January

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will spend $16 million to issue SNAP cards with a higher level of ...
KTVZ

Deadline extended for some Oregon counties to replace SNAP food lost during recent storm

Oregon households that lost food bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during recent storms now have extra time to request replacements, according to the Oregon ...

More families report stolen food assistance benefits linked to same store

More victims have come forward after On Your Side reported last week about stolen SNAP benefits linked to transactions at a Sun City market.

Virginians report $5 million in SNAP benefit theft since end of federal reimbursement

A year after the federal government stopped funding reimbursement for SNAP benefit theft, Virginians report more than five million dollars in losses.

SNAP Map Shows Stolen Benefit Rates Across US

From the final quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, total reported SNAP benefit thefts climbed from 444,553 to 691,604, a 55 percent jump in a single quarter. Between the second quarter of ...

US Attorney, FBI expose major SNAP fraud committed by 2 Boston men. $7M in food stamps for hungry families allegedly stolen. Here’s how

Two Boston men were arrested and charged with fraud that authorities say raked in so much Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

After two years opting out, Iowa to participate in Summer EBT

Iowa now plans to participate in summer EBT in 2026 after the USDA said it could ban card holders from buying candy or soda.