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Trump administration proposes cuts to SNAP benefits
- The Trump administration proposed expanding SNAP work requirements on May 2025, risking benefits for 11 million Americans nationwide.
- This proposal raises the age for work compliance from 55 to 65 and lowers the household age limit from 18 to 7, to tighten eligibility rules.
- If enacted, 3.1 million adults 18–64, 1.4 million adults 55–64, 500,000 seniors 65+, and 4 million children could lose SNAP benefits.
- In 2023, approximately 42 million individuals were enrolled in monthly SNAP benefits, while the Congressional Budget Office projects that proposed modifications could reduce federal spending by $90 to $120 billion over the next decade.
- Critics warn the cuts may increase food insecurity and harm economic stimulus, while supporters say work requirements help reduce poverty and close system loopholes.
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Trump budget goals that target senior programs could spark backlash in Orange County
Tens of thousands of lower-income seniors in Orange County stand to lose federal money that helps them meet some basic needs – food, housing, job training – if the Trump administration’s preferred 2026 federal budget becomes law. One proposed change to a federal initiative known as Commodity Supplemental Food Program could hit about 25,000 local lower-income seniors. Right now, those people get a 32-pound box filled with items like cereal, canne…
GOP SNAP Proposal Could Impact Benefits for 11 Million - News Facts Network
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities warns that a Republican... The post GOP SNAP Proposal Could Impact Benefits for 11 Million appeared first on News Facts Network.
Proposed SNAP changes could impact 11 million Americans, report finds
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would risk the benefits of 11 million Americans receiving assistance.The report examined a recent bill proposed by Republican Reps. Dusty Johnson, Randy Feenstra, and Warren Davidson. One notable aspect of the legislation is that it would increase the age for complying with SNAP's work requirements from 5…
Two SD lawmakers join push to ban soda and candy purchases from food assistance program • South Dakota Searchlight
State Sen. Sydney Davis, R-Burbank, speaks on the South Dakota Senate floor on March 3, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)Two state lawmakers who work in health care want Republican South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden’s help to ban sugary drinks, candy and “other non-nutritious items” from a nutrition program for low-income people. Sen. Sydney Davis, R-Burbank, and Rep. Taylor Rehfedt, R-Sioux Falls, sent Rhoden a letter this week asking…
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