New SNAP work requirements are coming on Feb. 1. What to know

Come Feb. 1, the nearly 42 million low-income Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can expect major changes.

The United States' largest nutrition assistance program has been a funding flash point for the second Trump administration, taking center stage during the 43-day 2025 government shutdown when the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in October that it would not pay the next month's benefits...