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9 SNAP-Eligible Items at Walmart That Retirees Don’t Know They Can Buy

Seeds, spices, frozen foods and snacks all qualify for SNAP at Walmart. Here are nine categories of eligible items that surprise retirees using food benefits.

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SNAP Survived Shutdown, But New Work Rules Threaten Millions

Just as food aid resumed after the federal government reopened, millions of Americans now risk losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under a new law that tightens who qualifies and shifts more costs to states.

Benzinga

New SNAP requirements go into effect in weeks as ‘work-free’ benefits are slashed

The Trump administration waived the requirements in November

The Independent UK

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The Little Known Rule Change That Makes More Seniors Eligible for SNAP

Food insecurity is a growing issue among retirees, especially those living on fixed incomes. Rising grocery prices and medical costs make it difficult for seniors...

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USDA To Make Every SNAP Beneficiary Reapply After Fraud Scandal: What You Need To Know

The USDA, led by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, will require all SNAP recipients to reapply following a probe revealing widespread fraud, particularly in Republican-led states.

International Business Times UK

Government Shutdown Ends, But Seniors Still Feel the Ripple Effects

The U.S. government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, lasted 43 days, the longest in American history, before lawmakers finally passed a temporary funding...

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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their health in many ways – both during childhood and once they’re adults.

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Solving hunger is America’s lowest-hanging fruit

Thomas Jefferson wrote to George Washington, “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit." But we’ve failed to ensure that our citizens can share in our abundance.

Fortune

When SNAP recipients will receive full November benefits in each state

Many SNAP recipients could be stuck waiting another week or longer to access their delayed November benefits.

Axios

You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once

The Independent UK

Trump ripped for invoking Bible’s command to care for children after fighting to keep SNAP food stamps from poorest kids

‘You literally fought in court to strip families of food assistance,’ Gavin Newsom tells president

The Independent UK

Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening

Families and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their centers even though the 43-day government shutdown ended Wednesday night

The Independent UK

Federal worker says Trump administration retaliated against her over MSNBC interview about shutdown

A day after she appeared on MSNBC last month to talk about how millions of Americans could lose food benefits because of the shutdown, the USDA informed Ellen Mei that she was scheduled to be terminated because she shared government information ‘without prior approval.’

The Independent UK

The shutdown may be over, but the damage is not

Families, federal services and benefits could take weeks to stabilize after the shutdown.

Axios

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The Texas Tribune

Texans started receiving full SNAP benefits Friday

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered states to send full SNAP benefits “promptly.”

The Guardian - US

Forty-two days: how the US shutdown unfolded in key moments

Week by week, key moments from the 43-day shutdown that disrupted flights, food benefits and federal work

The Independent UK

The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure

The Independent UK

States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended

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Benzinga

USDA Says States To Resume Full SNAP Payments Within 24 Hours of Government Reopening

The Trump administration has stated that millions of low-income Americans will receive their full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits within a day of President Donald Trump signing the shutdown-ending deal into law.

The Conversation

The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet

After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end late on Nov. 12, 2025, when Congress voted through a long-overdue funding bill, which President Donald Trump promptly signed.

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Can You Use Free Meal Services Without Losing Other Benefits?

Free meal services are a lifeline for older adults—especially those living on fixed incomes. From Meals on Wheels to community lunch programs and food pantries,...

The Independent UK

Taco shells brand that vanished from store shelves earlier this year is already making a comeback

The La Tiara taco shell plant in Missouri will reopen in January 2026 after being acquired by General Mills

The Mary Sue

‘It was basically the perspective of a really smart baby boomer who’s conservative’: Texas man works on his laptop in public. Then he hears an unusual conversation about Zohran Mamdani

A Texas man overhears a bar conversation between a baby boomer attorney and his young niece, who thinks New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would make a great president. Here’s what he thinks the conversation says about the state of America.

The Independent UK

Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown

A pending deal to end the government shutdown is too late for about 30 bison on the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana

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The Hidden SNAP Benefits Most Low-Income Families Don’t Know They Qualify For

Beyond groceries: Discover some hidden SNAP benefits, like farmers market bonuses, utility aid and museum discounts, that recipients might not know about.

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