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North Dakota postpones ban on using food assistance for soda, candy (opens the original)
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(Aug. 27, 2026) – A ban on purchasing candy, soda and other sweetened drinks with federal food assistance was postponed for North Dakotans days before it was set to take effect. The restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were expected to take effect Sept. 1, followed by a three-month grace period to give retailers more time to update their systems. But the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday morning that the start date for the waiver is
North Dakota postpones ban on using food assistance for soda, candy (opens the original)
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A ban on purchasing candy, soda and other sweetened drinks with federal food assistance was postponed for North Dakotans days before it was set to take effect. The restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were expected to take effect Sept. 1, followed by a three-month grace period to give retailers more time to update their systems. But the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday morning that the start date for the waiver is postponed to Nov.
Refugees among thousands of North Dakotans losing SNAP benefits amid federal changes (opens the original)
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For years, most of Shahin Azizi’s clients at Global Refuge in Fargo participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to help them cover the cost of food while they got settled and looked for work. Some stayed on the program even after they found jobs to help them provide for their larger families. But a 2025 federal budget bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made sweeping changes to SNAP, including restricting noncitizens’ access to the program. That included refugees, who
North Dakota grocers prepare for new SNAP restrictions amid uncertainty (opens the original)
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The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in 2025, dramatically reshaped aspects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income families pay for groceries. One of those changes was the introduction of the Healthy Choice Waiver , which allows states to restrict the use of SNAP benefits for certain products, like candy and soda. North Dakota applied for the waiver in 2025 in an effort to secure more funding through the federal Rural Health Transformation Pro
North Dakota could pay millions for high SNAP error rate (opens the original)
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Nearly one in 10 approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applications in North Dakota in 2025 had some kind of error. Under a federal law passed last year, that means the state may have to pay 10% of its residents’ benefits — or nearly $13 million — every fiscal year unless it can bring its error rate below 6%. A SNAP payment error occurs when a household receives more or fewer benefits than it’s entitled to because of a mistake in the process. It’s not a measure of fraud. In 2025, 9.
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