USDA Proposal Could Eliminate Food Assistance for 6.3M Americans
The proposal targets broad-based categorical eligibility and would also strip free school meal access from 1.8 million children, the 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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The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to food assistance that the USDA estimates could cost 6.3 million Americans their SNAP benefits and leave 121,000 children ineligible for free school meals. The plan, unveiled on Tuesday, 10 November, would tighten eligibility rules while cutting nearly $45 billion in federal food assistance spending over five years. Millions Face Losing Food Stamps The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) wa…
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The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to cut millions of Americans from the nation’s largest food assistance program even after voters signaled grocery costs were a major concern during the midterm elections. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule that would end provisions that automatically make households eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
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