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The South Carolina Department of Social Services says it is postponing the launch of Healthy Food SC until November at the request of the federal government. The program was set to begin Aug. 31.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services will launch Healthy Food SC at the end of August restricting certain food and drink purchases by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

Starting Aug. 31, South Carolina will prohibit SNAP participants from using their benefits to buy candy, soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages under a new USDA-approved state project aligned with federal health initiatives.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the changes will also help prevent fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services has arrested a Kingstree woman for fraudulently receiving nearly $40,000 in SNAP benefits.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services has announced the arrest of a Beaufort County woman for fraudulently receiving SNAP benefits.

The changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Donald Trump.

South Carolina is among six states where certain unhealthy foods and beverages will no longer be available for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are flowing again after a pause during the federal government shutdown. But the clock is about to start on a policy that imposes work requirements on more beneficiaries.

South Carolina's more than 549,000 Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients will see their federal food assistance benefits issued as soon as Friday, Nov. 14.