New SNAP rules requiring that benefits be used at stores selling healthier food could backfire

By: Benjamin Chrisinger

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 1,079

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The more than 250,000 shops and stores that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as payment for groceries will have to meet tougher requirements starting on Nov. 4, 2026, according to new U.S. Department of Agriculture rules. Any retailers that accept SNAP benefits from their customers will have to stock a wider variety of food, some of it perishable.

Government officials said they introduced the new standards to make it …

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