A bodega displays a sign that says it accepts EBT, Electronic Benefit Transfer, in Queens, New York. EBT is an electronic system that allows a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

The food-stamp program already has work requirements for people the U.S. government defines as "able-bodied adults without dependents" — in other words, younger workers who aren't disabled and who don ...

Most work is underappreciated, which is something you’ve probably noticed if you’re someone who does work. I try to avoid doing work whenever possible, but I often have to do work so that I can eat.

Rachel Sheffield is research fellow in welfare and family policy in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research. The farm bill is up for reauthorization this ...

The debt-ceiling deal that Congress is considering adds work requirements for some people on food stamps. Researchers say the bigger issue is that the requirements don't actually help many find work.

The Republican's "big beautiful" budget package would add new work requirements for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. Tying federal aid in exchange for work is "common sense, ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services says work requirements for SNAP benefits are now being enforced in every county in ...

Life is getting even tougher for poor people in America. As poverty rates soar — due in part to policies such as cutting pandemic aid for poor and working-class people — new rules that kicked in ...

Volunteers load food into cars at the Franklin Center's Food Pantry. Many people who come to the Kansas City, Kansas pantry are either ineligible for SNAP or find the application process too difficult ...

The agreement will place additional work requirements on older Americans to receive food assistance, but will remove those barriers for veterans and homeless adults. By Linda Qiu Reporting from ...