Trump administration seeks to cut food aid for more than six million people
Summary
The Trump administration has proposed changing SNAP eligibility rules that the USDA estimates would remove about 6.3 million people from the food aid program. The proposal would end automatic SNAP eligibility for households that qualify for state-administered TANF assistance and is open for public comment for 30 days.Key Facts
- More than 36 million people are enrolled in SNAP, the largest federal food aid program for low-income families.
- SNAP generally requires household income to be below 130 percent of the federal poverty level.
- Under current rules, households that meet state-administered TANF requirements can automatically qualify for SNAP.
- The USDA estimates the proposed rule would remove about 17 percent of SNAP beneficiaries, or 6.3 million people.
- The change could also make 1.8 million children ineligible for free school lunches, according to the article.
- The proposal would be open for public comments for 30 days.
- The article says 5.5 million people had already lost SNAP access under changes in the July 2025 legislation, which expanded work requirements and restricted eligibility for some immigrants.
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