The new food-stamp rules will make your head spin

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.
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SNAP food stamps are about to change dramatically. Are you ready for the February 1st cliff?

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...
TribLIVE.com

Feds tighten food stamp rules: 688,000 adults must work or lose benefits

Some 688,000 food stamp recipients will have to find work by April or risk losing benefits as the Trump administration issues a final rule making it harder for states to get exemptions from work ...

As new SNAP rules loom, Cook County officials warn of health consequences for people cut off

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

States Tightening Food-Stamps Rules as Economy Recovers

Food pantries are anticipating a jump in client counts as the improving economy prompts states to tighten conditions for people to get federal nutrition assistance, writes The New York Times. Several ...