General Discussion

cbabe

(5,898 posts)

8. SNAP Update: USDA Tells Grocery Stores Not to Give Discounts to Customers

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 01:07 PM

Saturday

https://www.newsweek.com/snap-update-usda-grocery-stores-no-discounts-customers-10980294

SNAP Update: USDA Tells Grocery Stores Not to Give Discounts to Customers
PUBLISHED
NOV 03, 2025 AT 04:48 AM EST
UPDATED
NOV 07, 2025 AT 10:59 AM EST

…

An email sent by the department to stores, posted on X by Catherine Rampell, co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend: Primetime, said: “You cannot treat SNAP-EBT customers differently than any other customer.”
The directive comes as benefit payments remain on hold during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The USDA told Newsweek in a statement: "The SNAP 'equal treatment' rule requires retailers to offer eligible food products at the same prices and under the same terms and conditions as other customers, with the exception retailers cannot apply sales tax to SNAP purchases (7 CFR 278.2(b)). This rule prevents retailers from treating SNAP customers favorably or unfavorably."

… more …

(Federal bullies in tough times.)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Oregon grocer's workaround allowing SNAP families a discount [View all] Thunderbeast Saturday OP

Pay walled. Jacson6 Saturday #1

Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn't offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative cbabe Saturday #3

I wish Kroger/Ralphs would do this in CA. Jacson6 Saturday #6

The law is such to prevent stores from charging MORE stumpysbear Saturday #7

SNAP Update: USDA Tells Grocery Stores Not to Give Discounts to Customers cbabe Saturday #8

Try this: Ilsa Saturday #4

Here's another link, no signin: Ilsa Saturday #2

Posted this yesterday. Mme. Defarge Saturday #5