Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps
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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect</p><p>Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) has decreased significantly over the past year in the US following restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, which has forced more people to seek help from food banks or go hungry, stakeholders say.</p><p>The number of people who receive food stamps has dropped from 41.6 million in July 2025, before the One Big Beautiful Act took effect, to 36.5 million in June 2026, a 13% decrease, according to the latest data from the <a href="https://fna-bwbufwdzbabpezgc.z01.azurefd.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-persons-10.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US Department of Agriculture</a>, which administers the program.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/trump-food-stamp-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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