The Trump administration on Monday approved six additional states seeking to ban food stamp recipients from purchasing processed food.

The commonwealth joins a throng of states that are changing the rules around Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

USDA approved a demonstration waiver in Iowa to exclude certain foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The waiver for Idaho prohibits soda and candy purchases via SNAP and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Utah’s waiver excludes soft drinks from SNAP and also becomes effective at the start of 2026.

According to the waiver request, there are 146,458 households and 273,981 individual recipients receiving SNAP benefits in West Virginia. Morrisey’s focus on SNAP is part of his “Four Pillars ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at an event Aug. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., where U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signed six Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) state ...

The waiver, due to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, amends the statutory definition of food for purchase in Nebraska’s SNAP from “any food or food product for home consumption” to exclude ...

Rollins signed six SNAP state waivers — for Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia — at the event, approving restrictions on food purchases under the program.

MAHA Trump admin approves waivers for 3 states to ban soda, other junk food from public food programs Trump administration's nutrition reform gains momentum as more states seek SNAP waivers ...

With the waivers in place, the list of restricted purchases now includes sugary drinks, candy and other processed snacks in certain states. 12 states to restrict SNAP purchases through USDA waivers ...

Each of the waivers will go into effect in 2026, meaning there will be no immediate changes for SNAP beneficiaries across the impacted states for now. Most come into effect early next year.