Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing the total to six states reforming their food stamp programs.

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins signed three new state SNAP food restriction waivers on Tuesday. The ...

Utah’s waiver prohibits using SNAP benefits to purchase “soft drinks,” defined as “a nonalcoholic beverage that is made with carbonated water and that is flavored and sweetened with sugar ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

The SNAP waivers granted to Nebraska, Indiana, and Iowa each allow the state to operate a two-year pilot project, effective January 1, 2026, ...

Joining him in these efforts is Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), whose waiver seeks to make sweetened beverages unavailable for purchase with food stamps, but “permit SNAP participants to buy a ...

SNAP and EBT accepted here sign in Logansport, Indiana in April 2022. GETTY What Are SNAP Work Waivers? Under USDA rules, SNAP recipients aged 18 to 54 are required to work or be enrolled in a ...

In April, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) submitted a waiver seeking permission to exclude “soft drinks and candy” from permitted SNAP purchases. Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) and Texas ...

West Virginia’s waiver request acknowledges a possible cost to institute the changes to be be passed along to the state’s 2,118 SNAP retailers. “West Virginia does not foresee a Program cost ...

Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law.

The waiver request acknowledges a possible cost to institute the changes to be be passed along to the state’s 2,118 SNAP retailers. “West Virginia does not foresee a Program cost increase for ...