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Nearly 1 in 5 Food Stamp Recipients Could Lose Benefits Under Trump Proposal
The rule would end a state eligibility policy and could also strip 1.8 million children of free school meals, USDA said.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed a rule cutting 6.3 million people from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by ending "broad-based categorical eligibility," a policy allowing states to extend food aid to households receiving other assistance.
- Ending this policy has long been a Republican goal included in Project 2025; the Trump administration proposed a similar rule in 2019, though the Biden administration withdrew it in 2021 before finalization.
- USDA analysis estimates about 1.8 million children could lose free school meals, while more than 5,000 people would lose access to low-income nutrition programs, particularly impacting the "working poor," according to the Food Research and Action Center.
- SNAP enrollment has already plummeted by more than 5 million people since July 2025, including an estimated 2 million children, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
- The public has 30 days to comment on the proposal, and if enacted, the rule would not take full effect until fiscal 2029, leaving final implementation timing uncertain.
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The US government announced today that several million more people will be cut off from the nation's largest food assistance program, at a time when the number of beneficiaries is already declining due to earlier cuts by the federal administration.
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