Discover the impact of recent SNAP cuts on vulnerable communities and the call for building local food systems for long-term stability.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New restrictions on what shoppers can buy with SNAP benefits are coming to some states in 2026.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images ...

SNAP is rolling out major 2026 changes, including junk food purchase bans in 18 states, expanded work requirements and updated benefit limits.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called food stamps) is an important safety-net program that helps reduce hunger and decrease poverty among US households. At the same time ...

Shoppers who use SNAP benefits will see changes to what they can buy in some states in 2026. Eighteen states plan to make changes to what people who use SNAP can buy. Most of the changes limit ...

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