Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected
New federal rules and state paperwork hurdles are pushing enrollment lower, with Arizona down 55% and Florida down 22%, data show.
- Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span, a decline far steeper than government estimates as work requirements from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act take hold.
- The new law requires most people previously exempt to work, volunteer, or attend school, now including adults ages 55 to 64 and caregivers of children ages 14 to 17.
- In Arizona, administrative hurdles and verification requirements created barriers for applicants, driving a 55% enrollment drop—the steepest in the country—with more than 400,000 fewer people receiving benefits.
- Circana estimates total electronic benefit transfers for SNAP funds will fall by $10 billion in 2026 compared to 2025 due to lower participation, dragging down grocery sales.
- The brunt of the cuts will fall on the poorest 20% of Americans by an average of 3.8%, while a decade-long decline in household food purchases could cost farmers $24 billion.
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SNAP Enrollment Declines Dramatically Amid Fraud Crackdown.
The United States’ largest food assistance program, SNAP, has seen a dramatic enrollment decline due to new work requirements and administrative hurdles introduced by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment dropped by more than 13 percent in just one year. DETAIL: This reduction follows the introduction of stricter requirements. Under new feder…
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Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold.
Trump-backed SNAP changes lead to sharp cuts in food assistance
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump's big beautiful bill take hold.Those losing coverage in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, include people who don't meet the tightening requirements to participate, and, advocates say, some wh…
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