Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.

Advocacy groups are asking financial services providers to refuse the federal government’s request to share the sensitive personal information of SNAP users.

The Missouri Department of Social Services announced plans to adopt SteadyIQ, a service that simplifies the process of income verification, especially for gig workers.

Pennsylvania is among the first wave of states to begin reimbursing stolen SNAP benefits using federal funding approved last December.

Washington state officials said fewer people used their produce vouchers before the state added Amazon Access as a partner.

Code for America named New York, New Mexico, Maryland and the District of Columbia to participate in its Safety Net Innovation Lab initiative.

The National Accuracy Clearinghouse has been a long time coming, but it may pose challenges to states and counties with few staff.

Code for America said the first five states in its new Safety Net Innovation Lab are making their assistance programs more accessible.

A new guide walks state and local government agencies through creating a text-based system to help eligible families get recertified for nutritional assistance.

An organized effort by leaders of a religious sect to defraud the state's food assistance program has compelled authorities to develop new preventative tactics.