While hurricane season officially comes to a close this month, hundreds of thousands are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Florida saw back-to-back strikes from ...

Florida will have to pay more to participate in the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program, often referred to as ...

Almost one month ago, Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast and devastated swaths of the state. Milton’s damage wasn’t the first of the season, though, just a few weeks earlier, Hurricane ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida makes monthly deposits of benefits between January 1 and 28, ...

Starting January 1, 2026, Florida families who use SNAP (EBT) will see changes in what they can buy at the grocery store. For many, SNAP is not just assistance, it is a lifeline that helps keep ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Groups across Florida are hoping the state will apply for next year’s summer federal food assistance program ahead of the upcoming deadline. The program, known as SUN Bucks provides ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The state of Florida has opted out of a summer food assistance program for children. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for children or Summer EBT is meant to help ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Some Florida state lawmakers are asking the Department of Children and Families to use federal funding to feed low-income families next summer.

As an increasing number of Florida food-stamp recipients will have to meet work requirements to remain eligible, the state faces a potential hefty bill from the federal government for the program.

A major wave of SNAP disbursements is set to hit Florida this January, with payments staggered throughout the week to ensure ...

As of Monday, July 1, Florida food stamp requirements officially got a little tougher to use. The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program allows no- and low-income people and ...

Starting in 2026, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use federal assistance for certain "non-nutritious items like soda and candy." ...