SNAP

The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.

Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.

About 200,000 children in Florida could lose their access to free lunches under changes to the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

Nearly 200,000 children across Florida could lose their automatic access to free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would limit the…

For people who don't have consistent access to food, the effects of Hurricane Dorian could linger for weeks.Floridians who were scheduled to receive…

Mayors from 70 American cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the federal food stamp program would punish some of the country's neediest.

The administration wants to close what it calls a "loophole" that allows states to give benefits to those who would not otherwise be eligible by raising or eliminating income and asset limits.

The Florida Department of Health is seeking input about how a nutrition program for women, infants and children can be improved and is giving people...

The federal food stamp program that provides a lifeline to needy people throughout Florida will continue running through February. Funding for the program…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing stricter requirements for people receiving food stamps.It’s part of the farm bill passed by Congress,...

While much of the farm bill draft mirrors current law, there is a major change coming for farmers: Industrial hemp will be legalized. Forestry and food stamps became sticking points.

SNAP provides nutrition assistance for about 42 million Americans, but critics say now is the time to restructure the $70 billion annual program in a way that promotes healthier food choices.