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Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democrat-led states if they don’t provide data
The USDA plans to stop SNAP funds to 21 Democratic-led states over refusal to provide recipient data needed to address $102 million in quarterly program fraud, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it will withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds from most Democratic-controlled states starting next week until they provide requested individual data, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
- Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requested all 50 states to provide SNAP data, with Brooke Rollins saying 29 red states complied but 21 blue states refuse.
- About 42 million SNAP recipients rely on benefits averaging about $190 per person, while Rollins identified California, New York and Minnesota as noncompliant states.
- Democratic states quickly sued to block the requirement, courts traded rulings on benefit cuts during the shutdown, and some states funded benefits themselves while boosting food banks.
- This year the SNAP program has drawn unusual attention, with work requirements expanding to include people ages 55 to 64 and the recipient-records fight predating recent shutdown headlines.
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Trump administration to withhold SNAP management funds from Democrat-led states over data
The agriculture secretary said states refused to provide requested data, such as the names and immigration status of the aid recipients.
·Buffalo, United States
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