Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance
Summary
The Trump administration has proposed changing SNAP rules so that receiving certain benefits funded through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program would no longer automatically qualify a household for food assistance. The Agriculture Department estimates that 6.3 million people could lose SNAP eligibility by fiscal year 2029 if the rule takes effect.Key Facts
- SNAP provides grocery assistance to about one in 10 Americans.
- The proposed rule would change how TANF-funded benefits can establish automatic eligibility for SNAP.
- People who receive TANF benefits would still need to apply for SNAP.
- The Agriculture Department is accepting public comments on the proposed rule until next month.
- If adopted, the rule would take about two years to take full effect.
- Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have some form of broad-based categorical eligibility for SNAP.
- The Agriculture Department estimates that nearly 1.8 million children could lose eligibility for free school meals through their household's SNAP participation, though 97% would still qualify for free or reduced-price meals through another process.
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