States will pay a larger share of the food assistance program that served an average of 752,000 Alabamians last year.

Alabama state leaders seek to remove candy, soda from eligible SNAP foods Gundlach said the state pays around $70 million in administrative costs for the assistance program.

Reynolds says in an effort to save money, lawmakers are in talks to remove soda and candy from the benefits. In turn, Reynolds says this would also hopefully improve health and lower what the state ...

An average of 750,000 people received SNAP benefits in Alabama last year, an average monthly benefit of about $200. That amounted to about $1.8 billion during fiscal year 2024.

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SNAP provides monthly food benefits to low-income households, making it a well-positioned tool to address the obesity epidemic. Approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population receives SNAP in a ...

Alabama state leaders seek to remove candy, soda from eligible SNAP foods Gundlach said the state pays around $70 million in administrative costs for the assistance program. She said lawmakers ...