At the center of the change is the Double Up Food Bucks program, which allows SNAP recipients to stretch their benefits.

As states scramble to reduce payment error rates, enrollment in the food assistance program continues to decline. The post ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows Missouri is one of 36 states that could face new costs to keep operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Missouri plans to restrict SNAP and SuN Bucks benefits from being used to buy candy, sugary drinks, and prepared desserts. Grocers are concerned about implementation and are requesting a specific list ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday approved Missouri's SNAP food-choice waiver to support healthy food purchases and Missouri agriculture. The waiver, part of the "Make America Healthy ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri has delayed its plan to restrict the use of SNAP benefits for candy, soda and other junk foods until February 2027. The changes to SNAP benefits, which were initially ...

FILE - A banner reads: "EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Accepted Here," at El Recuerdo Market in Los Angeles, Oct. 31, 2025, after two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump's administration ...

Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend heavily on federal funds to ...

Currently under federal law, convicted drug offenders are banned from receiving SNAP benefits. A proposed Missouri House bill would opt out of the federal ban. Drug offenders in Missouri could soon be ...

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