Removing soda from the list of foods eligible to buy on food stamps is a pillar of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

The state Department of Human Services said it has a 25% vacancy for eligibility workers and 50% for clerical staff at SNAP ...

GOP lawmakers are proposing major reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including work ...

Over 42 million people are registered for SNAP benefits, with nearly 25% of funds used to buy unhealthy food, such as cakes, ...

Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...

Many older individuals and primary caretakers receiving food stamps could face work requirements if recently introduced Republican legislation becomes law.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that states will be granted waivers to ban soda from ...

Portage County Job and Family Services is launching a new system to reach those who need to be re-evaluated or to apply for ...

The House Agriculture Committee is moving forward with a plan to cut some $230 billion from the SNAP program as part of the ...

Illinois enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program decreased slightly in December, but over 1.9 million ...