Kenneth Hall says he’s been left hungry after his SNAP benefits were stolen two months in a row, part of a growing national trend of EBT fraud.

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

About 36,000 Connecticut residents are at risk of losing access to food stamp benefits due to new eligibility requirements outlined in a recent federal bill.

Salem) - The United States Department of Agriculture ended Oregon’s SNAP work-rule waivers in November. Because of this, Oregon began applying the work rules statewide Dec. 1expanding from six counties to all counties.

The state Department of Children and Families, which administers SNAP in Florida, estimates 181,000 individuals will lose eligibility for the food assistance. A higher estimate is 253,000, based on an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.

The USDA approved South Carolina’s waiver to restrict the purchase of candy, soda and other “junk foods” with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.