The more than 40 millions recipients of the largest nutrition assistance program in the U.S. will be subject to stricter requirements come Feb. 1.

Sunday marks the first day of new eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. As a result of those changes, some food pantries are expecting a surge in demand ...

Up to 340,000 Illinoisians are at risk of losing their benefits with the new requirements, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Estimates suggest more than 2 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits.

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new, stricter work requirements for SNAP recipients take effect. Find out who is affected and what ...

Before now, Illinois had a work requirement waiver for what the law defines as able-bodied adults who applied for SNAP ...

Estimates suggest more than 2 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits.

The Republican Study Committee has proposed ending all non-citizen eligibility for SNAP.

Illinois SNAP recipient Kenny Robinson has been volunteering at the Bread of Life Food Pantry at Chosen Tabernacle Church in Englewood for almost two years. Robinson said he has been trying to find a ...

Anyone receiving SNAP benefits will see new requirements starting Feb. 1. And in Oklahoma, recipients will soon be limited on ...

The government technology supplier says its new AI-backed tool can help states reduce costly mistakes on SNAP applications.

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program go into effect Feb. 1, threatening benefits for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans. Adults aged 18 to 64 without dependents ...