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Get the Facts: Millions of Americans are set to lose SNAP benefits. Here’s what to know
Nearly 42 million Americans, including 39% children and 14% seniors, face SNAP benefit loss due to a government shutdown that halted federal funding for the program.
- On November 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said SNAP benefits will not be distributed, affecting nearly 42 million Americans across more than 22 million households.
- The federal shutdown that began Oct. 1 prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to warn in an Oct. 10 letter that SNAP funding halted after lawmakers failed budget talks over ACA tax credits.
- Analysis shows who receives SNAP and how benefits are calculated: more than $7.8 billion were given to 22 million households, averaging $351.28, with nearly 39% children under 18, about 14% seniors 60 and older, and 8% disabled, according to the USDA.
- States and local groups are already mobilizing to fill gaps, with South Carolina activating the One SC Fund and State Guard, while New York fast-tracks $30 million for meals as Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is doing everything to soften the blow.
- Historic context shows SNAP began in 1939 as a pilot program with orange and blue stamps and became permanent with the Food Stamp Act of 1964.
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Agriculture Secretary warns ‘a big chunk of Americans are going to be losing a very, very important benefit’ amid shutdown.
Millions of Americans could lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins tell CNN’s Boris Sanchez USDA cannot tap into billions of dollars in contingency funding and even if they could, it wouldn’t be enough to fully fund benefits for November.
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