There are several changes coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2026, including stricter bans on foods eligible for purchase. Here's everything to know about the SNAP benefit changes.

SNAP recipients who work and earn more than $217.50 per week before taxes can still receive their benefits. Everyone else must submit documentation proving they volunteer or work 20 hours a week or lose their benefits after three months.

Learn how Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) works, its uses in government assistance programs like SNAP, and how it aids recipients with essential purchases.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun ordered changes to what Indiana's food benefits will pay for, but activists worry it will hurt SNAP recipients.

DCF said SNAP recipients will get updates through their my-access portal, text messages, along with program materials letting them know what they can buy.

Families who received the $250 per person Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program benefit — which appears on their EBT card and is separate from regular benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP and also still commonly referred to as food stamps — are encouraged to use these funds as soon as possible.