The bill would require the DFS to request a waiver to restrict the purchase of accessory foods, defined by federal law as ...

States are warning SNAP recipients their eligibility for food assistance could change as a November deadline to comply with ...

The ongoing federal shutdown is raising concerns about the future of public assistance benefits, particularly for programs ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued throughout November—but when you get paid depends on ...

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids state and local departments from sharing sensitive personal data to increase ...

CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul today secured a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of ...

Stricter food stocking rules could force some corner stores out of the CalFresh program, limiting access in working class ...

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have ...

CalFresh is one of several safety net programs facing a funding cliff if the shutdown — which has shown no sign of ending — ...

A surprise move by the Trump administration could result in hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers losing their food assistance benefits as soon as November — disrupting one of the country’s oldest ...

As 2025 unfolds, millions of American seniors are discovering new government and community benefit programs aimed at easing ...

The new rules, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will narrow the eligibility for exemptions for able-bodied adults ...