SCDSS says as of Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, new federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have taken effect under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

New federal SNAP work requirements are now in effect in South Carolina, expanding age limits and reducing exemptions for ...

South Carolina's federal food benefits program may be nearly $38 million more expensive to run annually and require 31 new employees, according to a budget request from the state Department of Social ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Hundreds of thousands of lower-income South Carolinians who rely on the nation’s largest feeding program to put food on their tables now have that assistance back. Benefits for ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — More than half a million South Carolinians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families every month, but new federal rules for the program could ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Federal food stamp benefits are set to be restored for tens of millions of Americans in the coming days following the passage of a spending bill to end the record-breaking, ...

The U.S. government shutdown is approaching the one-month mark after the Senate failed to pass a temporary spending plan. South Carolina lawmakers are calling for action to protect SNAP benefits, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a waiver on Wednesday for South Carolina to exclude candy, energy drinks, soft drinks, and sweetened beverages from the list of ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as food stamps — is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is the largest federal nutrition ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – New federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) took effect in South Carolina on Feb. 1, expanding who must meet hourly work rules to ...