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Older adults and low-income people will have a tougher time accessing food assistance and healthcare services under the House Republicans’ tax bill that will now likely face changes in the Senate. The roughly 1,
As lawmakers look to renew certain tax rules, SNAP is poised to see big cuts. Here's how those benefits may change.
The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.
A new House bill would shift SNAP costs to states and add strict work rules, putting food aid for 11 million people at risk.
While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for a single-person household is $292 and $975 for a four-person household. The average benefit is about $6 per day, or about $180 per month.
The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,
Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNFood aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for TexansMany low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border security spending.
Food and nutrition cuts in the reconciliation bill that passed the U.S. House early Thursday would cost Wisconsin taxpayers at least $314 million if they are signed into law, a state health official said Thursday.