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.
Almost 40,000 Marylanders lost access to food assistance over the past year, just some of the tens of thousands of Americans who continue to lose access to SNAP benefits each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps.
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