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Older adults and low-income people will have a tougher time accessing food assistance and healthcare services under the House Republicans’ tax bill that will now likely face changes in the Senate. The roughly 1,
As lawmakers look to renew certain tax rules, SNAP is poised to see big cuts. Here's how those benefits may change.
The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.
A new House bill would shift SNAP costs to states and add strict work rules, putting food aid for 11 million people at risk.
While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for a single-person household is $292 and $975 for a four-person household. The average benefit is about $6 per day, or about $180 per month.
The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
House Republicans are pushing a $300 billion cut to SNAP over 10 years. Here's who could lose benefits—and how it would affect families.
Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,
Advocates say cuts to Medicaid and SNAP as part of Congress' passed budget bill could mean thousands of Iowans lose benefits.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimates cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost all Wisconsin residents $314 million each year. The cuts to SNAP funding, included in the budget bill passed by the U.