USDA Tells Grocery Stores: No Special Discounts for SNAP Recipients

Trump admin warns grocery stores against offering discounts to SNAP recipients

The directive comes after the Trump administration froze SNAP Payments from November 1.

USDA Reminds Grocery Stores that Special Discounts for SNAP Recipients Are Illegal Without Waiver

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reminded grocery retailers that offering special discounts or incentives exclusively to food stamp users is prohibited under federal law unless stores first obtain an official waiver. In a notice updated on Oct. 30, the agency stated that retailers authorized to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards “must comply” with the SNAP equal treatment …

SNAP-Only Discounts Not Allowed During Shutdown: USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told grocery stores they may not offer special discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients during the government shutdown, according to an agency notice emailed to retailers on Sunday. Equal Treatment Rule Bars SNAP-Only Price Discounts The message, shared publicly on X by MSNBC journalist Catherine Rampell, reminds stores of SNAP's "Equal Treatment Rule," which requires retailers to "…

Texas SNAP recipients barred from retail food discounts, USDA warns

USDA warns Texas grocers not to offer SNAP-only discounts during the ongoing shutdown.

Grocers Scrap Discounts for SNAP Recipients After Threats From Trump Administration

Nam Y. Huh/APThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned grocery stores across the country to avoid providing discounts to SNAP recipients who will not be receiving their full benefits this month, claiming it would be a violation of the rules governing the program.Democrats were quick to respond on Monday to the USDA’s guidance, calling it a “cruel” tactic to preserve Republicans’ political leverage at the expense of those needing food assista…

USDA tells grocery stores: No special discounts for SNAP recipients

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) emailed grocery stores prohibiting them from offering discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients amid the government shutdown.  The email, shared Sunday by MSNBC’s Catherine Rampell to social platform X, said that grocery stores “must offer eligible goods at the same prices and on the same terms and…