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Certain unhealthy foods removed from South Carolina SNAP benefits
South Carolina SNAP recipients can no longer use benefits to buy some unhealthy foods starting Sunday.
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Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in South Carolina took effect Sunday, limiting the types of foods that recipients can purchase with their benefits, WCBD Count on 2 reported.
The new rules remove certain unhealthy food items from the list of eligible purchases for SNAP recipients in the state.
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