Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Trump administration is trying to made it harder for hundreds of thousands of people to get food stamps
Most able-bodied adults without kids already have to work for a certain amount of hours each month to collect food stamps from the federal program.
Trump Administration Getting Closer to Requiring Drug Tests for SNAP Recipients
If implemented, these requirements may affect 2 million people.
We Asked Policy Experts How Jeff Sessions Could Dismantle America's Food Stamp Programs
As attorney general, Sessions will have a huge platform upon which to influence the federal food stamp program, officially known as SNAP.
A Food Stamp Fraud Case Could Bring Down a Polygamous Sect of the Mormon Church
Federal prosecutors have indicted 11 top leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on charges of money laundering and fraud.
A Million Americans Could Soon Lose Their Food Stamps — And People of Color Are Getting Screwed the Most
This year, 23 states are expected to lose federal food aid because of stricter rules triggered by falling unemployment rates. But the economy hasn't improved equally for everybody.
More than a Million Americans Are About to Lose Access to Food Stamps
1.1 million unemployed recipients of food stamps only have until the end of March before they lose all their food aid and are once again forced to fend for themselves.
Texas Is Finally Allowing Drug Felons to Receive Food Stamps
In an uncharacteristic display of bipartisan prudence, the great state of Texas has just passed a new law allowing freed drug offenders to receive food stamps.
Hey Canada, Why Don't You Have Food Stamps?
I'm a Canadian ex-pat living the US, and have noticed something strange: My homeland is missing any formal nutrition assistance programs at the federal or provincial level—it doesn’t even have a plan to feed kids at school, regardless of income.