More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future
More than 330,000 Americans lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits between May and June. This decline occurred as Congress debated potential cuts to federal food assistance. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlights the scale of the ongoing reduction in program participation.
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest […]
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