food stamps Archives

USDA Rule Could Cut Food Stamp Benefits for 3.1 Million

The Agriculture Department said the rule would close "a loophole" that enables people receiving only...

Did Congress Vote to Take Away Food Stamps from 1.5 Million Veterans?

A partisan Facebook page significantly exaggerated the likely consequences of the House's version of the...

Activists, Retailers Deride White House’s Proposed ‘Harvest Box’ Program

The head of one advocacy group says the program hinges on an "antiquated" idea about...

Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps...

Iowa to Discontinue Soda and Candy for EBT Recipients on 1 October 2017?

A Facebook prank site published a hoax report that soda and candy would no longer...

Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?

A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a...

House Budget Blueprint Boosts Military, Cuts Food Stamps

House Republicans unveiled a budget that makes deep cuts in food stamps and other social...

Fear of Deportation Drives People Off Food Stamps in US

A crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump has driven some poor people to...

Donald Trump Said: ‘Kiss your Section 8, Welfare and Medicaid Goodbye’?

Racially-charged reports that Donald Trump said that he wanted to get rid of specific social...

President Obama Allows Hot Food to be Purchased with Food Stamps

President Obama has not passed a law removing a restriction that bars food stamp recipients...

Muslim Woman Buys Soda with Food Stamps to Resell?

A viral video depicts a man who followed a purportedly Muslim woman to her vehicle...

Wisconsin to Eliminate All Food Assistance Programs Through 2019

An existing hoax news site used a new domain to spread a false rumor about...