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North Dakota EBT news
Reviewed North Dakota-specific EBT and SNAP news items about benefit timing, eligibility, and program rules.
Updated on: September 9, 2026
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North Dakota HHS announced it submitted a request to postpone SNAP Healthy Choice Waiver changes from September 1, 2026, to November 1, 2026. SNAP participants can continue purchasing currently eligible items until the new implementation date.
USDA lists North Dakota’s approved SNAP food restriction waiver with a target implementation date of September 1, 2026. The waiver restricts SNAP purchases of soft drinks, energy drinks, and candy.
North Dakota’s approved SNAP food-choice waiver restricts sweetened beverages, energy drinks, and candy beginning September 1, 2026, changing what SNAP benefits may be used to purchase in the state.
USDA lists North Dakota’s SNAP Food Restriction Waiver target implementation date as September 1, 2026. The waiver restricts SNAP purchases of sweetened beverages, energy drinks, and candy.
North Dakota’s SNAP Healthy Choice Waiver restrictions on sweetened drinks, energy drinks, and candy were expected to take effect September 1, 2026, but the state submitted a request to postpone the changes to November 1, 2026.
North Dakota Health and Human Services issued an August 18, 2026 reminder that SNAP purchase-rule changes were scheduled to begin September 1, updating which items could be purchased with an EBT card, including restrictions on certain sweetened beverages, energy drinks, and candy.
USDA’s SNAP Food Restriction Waiver tracker lists North Dakota’s target implementation date as September 1, 2026. The waiver restricts SNAP purchases of sweetened beverages, energy drinks, and candy.
USDA approved North Dakota’s SNAP food restriction waiver for two years, effective September 1, 2026. The waiver restricts SNAP purchases of sweetened beverages, energy drinks, and candy.
North Dakota Health and Human Services says that starting September 1, 2026, some foods and drinks will be limited under new SNAP EBT guidelines. Items no longer purchasable with SNAP benefits include certain sweetened drinks, energy drinks, and other listed restricted items under the state’s Healthy Choice Waiver.
North Dakota’s approved SNAP waiver is scheduled to take effect September 1, 2026, restricting purchases of candy, soft drinks, and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. The waiver defines restricted soft drinks as carbonated nonalcoholic beverages with sweeteners and excludes powdered flavorings, carbonated flavored water, and sports drinks for hydration from some restricted categories.