More Pennsylvanians and Their Fellow Americans Lose SNAP as Congress Weighs Food Stamps’ Future
More than 5 million people have lost food stamps since last July as Congress weighs delaying state cost shifts and eligibility changes.
- Department of Agriculture data shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program between May and June, the latest numbers available.
- Since the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last July, more than 5 million Americans have lost food stamps as the law changed SNAP eligibility rules and shifted administrative costs to states.
- Participation drops hit states hard: Illinois saw a decrease of about 20%, Louisiana enrollment fell by more than 173,000, and Arizona participation dropped by more than half.
- Earlier this month, the Republican-led Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill proposal for a one-year delay on SNAP cost shifts to states, though Democrats had pushed for a two-year extension.
- Lauren Kallins, a senior legislative director for the National Conference of State Legislatures, told lawmakers there are questions about how cost shares will be paid, while Anti-hunger advocacy groups argue the one-year delay is insufficient.
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future • Kentucky Lantern
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest numbers available.
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest numbers available.
More Pennsylvanians and their fellow Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest numbers available.
Arizona SNAP enrollment fell by half as 5 million Americans so far have lost food aid
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest […]
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