Most SNAP benefit cards still have magnetic stripes, which are less secure than newer chip cards.

Online grocery delivery can be a lifeline for SNAP recipients who have disabilities or lack reliable access to transportation.

The USDA’s new Summer EBT program fills gaps left by its existing Summer Food Service Program, where families only get free meals at a specific site.

In more than a dozen states, less than 80% of SNAP applications are being processed on time. Before the pandemic, the numbers were much better.

The upper age limit for SNAP recipients (able bodied, without dependents) who have to prove they’re working or looking for work at least part time has just risen from age 49 to age 50. Eventually it’ll go up to age 54.

Now, agencies and Congress need to figure out how to implement the thing.

Some Congressional Republicans want older Americans to prove that they work or are looking for work to get those benefits.

Here’s why it took a pandemic to make it happen, and why the practice is probably here to stay.

Congress will be debating food aid programs covered by the bill, just as pandemic-era funding increases for food aid expire while grocery costs remain high.

What does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program do well to stave off food insecurity, and where is more help still needed?