Rising food prices have turned a once-niche Medicare perk into headline bait, with ads promising seniors a $900 grocery ...

Nearly 42 million individuals across the United States are covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to May 2025 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a ...

Seniors across the country are quietly losing access to food and income support they have already earned, often because benefits are delayed, underused, or undermined by administrative cuts. From SNAP ...

Fruits and vegetables are stacked inside of carboard boxes, Dec. 6, 2021. The record-breaking government shutdown has come to an end, but what remains are the ripple effects that played out over those ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she plans to have everyone reapply for their SNAP benefits now that the government has reopened. It’s unclear what that means for the 42 million low-income ...

The immediate SNAP crisis is over for now. However, under the Big Beautiful Bill, SNAP benefits will be reduced. Nearly 200,000 of our neighbors — 17.85% of the state’s SNAP recipients — will be ...

Starting in 2026, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use federal assistance for certain "non-nutritious items ...