More than 1,000 businesses and trade groups are urging Congress to stop new fees on food stamp purchases, warning that the costs could hit both stores and families who rely on the Supplemental ...

It was the largest cut in history for the federal food assistance program, which provides annual benefits to 12% of the U.S. population.

Millions of people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing changes, not only to what kinds of food they can buy, but how much money they receive, what they have to do ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.