42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund food program
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In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.
Grocery prices have been on the rise for a while now, and many shoppers are searching for discounts to further stretch their dollar. That pressure is only magnified for those that receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — over 41 million people (or 12.3% of the U.S. population).
On Friday, President Trump signaled he would fund SNAP if pointed in “the appropriate legal direction” after a federal judge directed officials to use an emergency fund for the program.
A post on X has gone viral for claiming that Project 2025 promoted removing children from single-parent SNAP households.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service recently directed the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to pause the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting in November. Michigan receives on average $260 ...