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USDA Proposal Could Eliminate Food Assistance for 6.3M Americans
The rule would end automatic SNAP access for households receiving noncash TANF aid and could cut $44.6 billion in spending, USDA said.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed new rules to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, potentially removing benefits for 6.3 million people by fiscal year 2029.
- Aiming to end 'broad-based categorical eligibility,' the administration claims the policy facilitates what critics call 'absurd outcomes' by allowing states to bypass standard income checks for households receiving other assistance.
- USDA estimates the proposal would reduce federal spending by more than $50 billion over five years while stripping free school meal access from nearly 1.8 million children automatically.
- Democratic Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota denounced the rule as 'heartless and cruel,' warning it would make meeting basic needs harder for millions of vulnerable families.
- The public has 30 days to submit comments on the proposal, which revives a 2019 effort to standardize eligibility that the Biden administration previously withdrew in 2021.
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