Hoosiers face tighter SNAP rules and rising uncertainty
Thousands of Hoosiers who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food assistance could soon face tighter rules, lost benefits and growing uncertainty.
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Indiana Leaders Offer Glimpse Into Plans For Compressed Legislative Session
Indiana’s top legislative leaders on Thursday, Dec. 18 sketched out a restrained agenda – including tweaks to a contentious property tax law – ahead of an unusually short Statehouse session that is also expected to feature movement on health care, child care and utilities.
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Indianapolis Woman To Serve Five Years For $330K SNAP Fraud
After admitting to a scheme that defrauded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program of over $330,000, an Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
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Federal Services To Slowly Recover Following End Of Government Shutdown
With the longest government shutdown in history finally over, federal agencies are slowly bringing affected services back online and hoping to resume normal operations by the end of next week.
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Indiana Set To Distribute Partial November Snap Benefits
Low-income Hoosier families are expected to have access Tuesday, Nov. 4 to partial benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Food Assistance Program federal food aid program.
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$1M Food Relief Fund Launched As Snap Suspension Looms
Indiana philanthropic organizations and an anonymous donor have pooled $1 million to launch a food aid fund, the United Way of Central Indiana announced Thursday, Oct. 30 – while federal grocery benefits for low-income Americans ran dry Saturday, Nov. 1 amid a government shutdown.
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GOP Squashes Food Aid For Hoosiers Impacted By Snap Disruption
Republicans on Indiana’s State Budget Committee rejected an effort to direct state surplus funding to low-income Hoosiers and food banks as federal SNAP benefits expire next month amid a federal shutdown.
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SNAP To Run Out In Two Weeks If Shutdown Persists
As the federal government shutdown goes on, with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened.Â
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Federal Shutdown Could Hurt Hoosiers’ Government Services Like WIC, SNAP
In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Delayed Until 2027 Following Federal Action
Lawmakers who voted to implement work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries next summer will have to wait another six months before they can take effect, and the state is still waiting to hear if the federal government will approve other portions of the health care plan.
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Indiana Plans Spending Cuts, Reforms Amid Soaring Medicaid Costs
Over the course of a decade, Indiana’s per-enrollee costs for certain Medicaid recipients are expected to surge by 43% and 72% for lower-income and elderly Hoosiers, respectively.Â
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Advocates, Experts Fear Food Insecurity Increase Following SNAP Cuts
Low-income Hoosiers are about to get a whole lot hungrier.Â
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How Will The Megabill Impact Indiana’s Budget?
Indiana officials are assessing the financial impact on the state budget of the nearly 1,000-page priority megabill Pres.Donald Trump signed into law Friday, July 4.
Read MoreResearchers Criticize Indiana Plan Excluding Soda, Candy From Snap
Hoosiers could be prohibited from purchasing soda and candy with their food benefits as early as January, but researchers and retailers question the effectiveness of the move — noting how difficult it could be to implement.Â
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Feds Approve Indiana Ban On Soda, Candy From SNAP
Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first state to receive a federal waiver for the restriction.
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Task Force Recommends Boosting Food Assistance Access
An interim land use task force set its sights on food insecurity on Tuesday, Nov. 14 — recommending legislation to make it easier for Hoosiers to qualify for food assistance, fund transportation or delivery for their groceries and more.
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