Trump administration’s new rules could strip 3.7 million Americans of food stamps
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration’s new rules could strip 3.7 million Americans of food stamps

Salon  

The Trump administration’s proposed rule changes for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost millions of Americans their food stamps, according to a new study. The Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule changes — which include setting stricter work requirements, reducing deductions for housing costs, and reforming automatic enrollment for the program in 40 states — could result in 3.7 million people losing their SNAP benefits, according to a report by the nonprofit Urban Institute. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a USA Today op-ed that the “proposed improvements” would “restore the dignity of work to the able-bodied” and ensure the “stability of SNAP for those who truly need it.” Craig Gundersen, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor who has studied the SNAP program for 20 years, said that the people targeted for cuts are the ones who truly need it. “SNAP is related to hunger and getting people the nutrition they need,” the Food Bank of Northern Nevada’s Joselyn Lantrip told NBC News. “Food shouldn’t be a luxury.” Lantrip added that food banks like hers would not be able to feed the millions of people who could be left without benefits under the new rules.

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"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on
2 weeks, 1 day ago

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on

Salon  

From low-income voters who supported Donald Trump last month, a plea to the president-elect: don’t cut our benefits. “We helped get you in office; please take care of us,” Mosura said, shifting the conversation as though she were speaking to Trump. “Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable.” Trump has enlisted billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy …

'Go back to work': Tommy Tuberville demands to 'start cutting' food stamps for poor people
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Go back to work': Tommy Tuberville demands to 'start cutting' food stamps for poor people

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville insisted that it was time to "start cutting" funds for food stamps because poor people should "go back to work." "Now, if we need to start cutting, and you know that DOGE group's gonna start looking at that, people gotta go back to work." Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon told Tuberville that he wanted to see …

The country's social safety net could be in danger as Trump looks to slash spending
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The country's social safety net could be in danger as Trump looks to slash spending

NPR  

The country's social safety net could be in danger as Trump looks to slash spending In Trump's first term, his administration proposed major funding cuts to housing, food and other public benefits. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that one likely target for cuts is the country's social safety net. JENNIFER LUDDEN, BYLINE: President Trump's first administration proposed sweeping cuts to federal …

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday. “To pay for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, the GOP wants to make food and health care unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people …

MAGA allies eye drastic Medicaid and food stamp cuts to fund tax breaks for rich: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MAGA allies eye drastic Medicaid and food stamp cuts to fund tax breaks for rich: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his allies are floating the idea of major cuts to Medicaid and the food stamp program in order to offset some of the budget deficits created by their desired new round of tax cuts for the rich, reported The Washington Post on Monday. The new tax cuts are a huge priority for Trump and his allies — …

Republicans Want To Make Sure Presidents Can’t Boost Food Benefits Like Joe Biden Did
7 months ago

Republicans Want To Make Sure Presidents Can’t Boost Food Benefits Like Joe Biden Did

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― In 2021, President Joe Biden enacted the largest-ever permanent increase to federal food benefits, giving the average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients an extra $36 per person each month. “That’s why he took historic action to reduce hunger and give families more breathing room, including the largest ever permanent increase in SNAP benefits, which is …

As the American hunger crisis worsens, Republicans prepare to take a big bite out of SNAP
7 months, 4 weeks ago

As the American hunger crisis worsens, Republicans prepare to take a big bite out of SNAP

Salon  

On Valentine’s Day, during a hearing of the House Agriculture Committee, Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, a Republican from Pennsylvania, proposed a funding framework for the Farm Bill that included a $30 billion cut in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits over the next decade. The proposal would limit future updates to the Thrifty Food Plan, which is used by the United …

New York City nearly resolves delays in benefits to thousands of low income residents, mayor says
10 months ago

New York City nearly resolves delays in benefits to thousands of low income residents, mayor says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City has nearly resolved the backlogs in government programs providing food and cash assistance that prompted local groups to take legal action last year, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. The Democrat said the backlogs that forced low-income city residents to wait weeks and even moths for federal help commonly referred to as welfare and food …

"Unnecessary and unacceptable": Why the American hunger crisis could get worse in 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

"Unnecessary and unacceptable": Why the American hunger crisis could get worse in 2024

Salon  

Just a few days before Thanksgiving, new data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey showed that nearly 28 million people reported experiencing food scarcity in October — both the highest number of 2023 and the highest number recorded by the survey since December 2020. Food insecurity experts deemed that prospect a “looming hunger cliff” — and again and again …

Seventeen million households in the US face food insecurity as hunger surges
1 year, 2 months ago

Seventeen million households in the US face food insecurity as hunger surges

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One million more families …

Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. Wednesday’s report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service also tracks families with “very low food security” — a condition it defines as families having to ration food consumption and where …

Here's What's In The Deal To Raise The Debt Ceiling
1 year, 7 months ago

Here's What's In The Deal To Raise The Debt Ceiling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. A look at what’s in and out of the deal, based on what’s known so far: TWO-YEAR DEBT INCREASE, SPENDING LIMITS The agreement would keep nondefense spending roughly …

Just in case: Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans
1 year, 7 months ago

Just in case: Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Phoenix retiree Saundra Cole has been watching the news about the debt limit negotiations in Washington with dismay — and limiting her air conditioning use to save money just in case her monthly Social Security check is delayed due to a default. Robert Gault, 63, who depends on a $1,900 monthly Social Security disability payment, says an economic …

US families struggle following end of pandemic-era food benefits
1 year, 8 months ago

US families struggle following end of pandemic-era food benefits

Al Jazeera  

The US Congress has cut back expanded COVID-era food assistance benefits, creating strain for some low-income families. “Truly, it was.” But in December, Congress passed a spending bill that ended the expanded food benefits, known as emergency allotments, after February. “My son is eating solid food now, but I have to hold back because the benefits don’t last through the …

‘People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger
1 year, 8 months ago

‘People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

Associated Press  

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment. “People are struggling and having to make choices of getting food or getting heating fuel,” said …

'Such cowards': GOP blasted over bill targeting food aid for the poor
1 year, 9 months ago

'Such cowards': GOP blasted over bill targeting food aid for the poor

Raw Story  

More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks. Dusty Johnson, the measure would "expand the age bracket for able-bodied recipients without dependents, …

Republicans Pitch Cuts To Federal Food Benefits
1 year, 9 months ago

Republicans Pitch Cuts To Federal Food Benefits

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — All year, Republicans have said they want President Joe Biden to agree to major spending cuts without saying what cuts they want. Dusty Johnson on Tuesday introduced legislation that would expand “work requirements” in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal policy often known as food stamps that helps more than 20 million households buy …

Las Vegas food bank prepares for the end of pandemic relief SNAP benefits
1 year, 10 months ago

Las Vegas food bank prepares for the end of pandemic relief SNAP benefits

NPR  

Las Vegas food bank prepares for the end of pandemic relief SNAP benefits NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brooke Neubauer, founder and CEO of The Just One project in Las Vegas, about how the end of COVID food benefits will affect the community. SHAPIRO: Now millions of Americans are about to see a cut to their federal pandemic relief food …

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast-approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income households. According toThe Washington Post, former Office of Management and Budget chief …

USDA tells Senate panel it’s struggling to feed needy families
1 year, 10 months ago

USDA tells Senate panel it’s struggling to feed needy families

LA Times  

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the committee chair, defended the level of SNAP benefits. “But their income is strapped because they’re a working family that can’t afford child care, their health insurance might be out of reach for them or they are living in a state that hasn’t offered Medicaid coverage, the refundable child tax credit is no longer there for them.” …

Iowa Republicans push 'profoundly cruel and petty' restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Iowa Republicans push 'profoundly cruel and petty' restrictions

Raw Story  

Republicans in the Iowa House introduced legislation this month that would impose a slew of fresh restrictions on the kinds of food people can purchase using SNAP benefits, sparking outrage among local groups who say the measure would exacerbate hunger in the GOP-dominated state. The Des Moines Area Religious Council, an interfaith group that operates the largest food pantry network …

The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier
2 years, 4 months ago

The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier

NPR  

The U.S. diet is deadly. Treat food as medicine There's a growing movement to integrate food and nutrition into health care, by providing healthy meals and groceries to patients to help prevent or manage diet-related illness.The task force wants to see this kind of work expand. "Produce prescription programs help improve diet quality and food security," says task force member …

States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
2 years, 8 months ago

States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge even as the nation struggles with the biggest increase in food costs in decades. “All the memories from before the emergency allotment came rushing back.” Alex Murphy, a spokesman for …

Some states slash food stamp benefits even as prices soar
2 years, 8 months ago

Some states slash food stamp benefits even as prices soar

LA Times  

Tara Kramer sits in her apartment with her cat Busy on April 8 in Des Moines. “All the memories from before the emergency allotment came rushing back.” Alex Murphy, a spokesman for Reynolds, noted the extra benefits were always intended to help people who lost jobs because of the pandemic and said, “we have to return to pre-pandemic life.” Murphy …

Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity
3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — It’s a hidden crisis that has existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a shocking truth that’s known to many food banks across the United States,” said Vince Hall, Feeding America’s government relations officer. “You know what you’re signing up for in …

America is facing a pandemic of hunger
3 years, 4 months ago

America is facing a pandemic of hunger

Raw Story  

Demand at food banks and food pantries has dipped, but only slightly, as the job market rebounds and government stimulus programs put money in Americans' pockets, but the frayed safety net that is the emergency food system remains a lifeline for many still struggling families. Last week the Biden administration revised the thrifty food plan definition of basic food needs, …

On Food Assistance, Biden Strays Dramatically From Obama’s Record
3 years, 4 months ago

On Food Assistance, Biden Strays Dramatically From Obama’s Record

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With a permanent benefit increase set to take effect this fall, President Joe Biden is basically doing the opposite of what Barack Obama did on food assistance. But then Democrats raided the extra funds they’d appropriated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to pay for a school lunch bill instead, setting up an unprecedented month-to-month benefit cut …

Louisiana families to see food stamp increase in October
3 years, 4 months ago

Louisiana families to see food stamp increase in October

Associated Press  

— Louisiana families who receive food stamps will see their benefits increase by an average of $36 per person each month starting in October after President Joe Biden’s administration approved a permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families. Average benefits for food stamps — officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — …

Biden announces historic increase to US food stamps programme
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden announces historic increase to US food stamps programme

Al Jazeera  

US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will increase by more than 25 percent beginning in October. United States President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Monday that it has approved the largest permanent increase to food stamp benefits – a boost that the White House and proponents of the move hope will help low-income families afford healthier food choices when stocking …

Food stamp aid to increase by more than 25% over pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Food stamp aid to increase by more than 25% over pre-pandemic levels

LA Times  

The Biden administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food stamp assistance available to needy families. A food assistance program used by more than 42 million needy Americans will substantially and permanently increase benefits starting next month, a record boost, just as the pandemic emergency expansion expires. “Ensuring low-income families have access to a healthy …

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
4 years, 1 month ago

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

Associated Press  

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. The Messicks and their 9-year-old son, Jayden, tried to survive on $50 to $75 a week because, she says, “that’s all we could squeeze.” They turned to a food bank for only the second time — they’d sought help after …

Slashing food stamps hurts the poor. It also hurts their supermarkets
4 years, 11 months ago

Slashing food stamps hurts the poor. It also hurts their supermarkets

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Independent grocery stores and regional supermarket chains already face brutal competition and shrinking profits. “When these folks have less SNAP dollars to spend, it certainly affects our total sales,” said Kurt Schertle, chief operating officer at Weis Markets, a chain of 200 stores in the northeast. With cuts to SNAP, small chains or “single-store operators …

What Happens Next With Trump's Food Benefit Cuts
5 years ago

What Happens Next With Trump's Food Benefit Cuts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The first of the Trump administration’s three major cutbacks to federal food benefits will go into effect next April, unless a judge blocks it. The food benefits rule finalized last week reduces states’ authority to set their own eligibility standards for the subset of SNAP beneficiaries who don’t have children and aren’t disabled. The USDA …

The food stamp work requirement is a scheme to punish hungry Americans
5 years, 1 month ago

The food stamp work requirement is a scheme to punish hungry Americans

Salon  

Growing up in Boonville, California in the 1990s, a friend of mine would sometimes jokingly use the phrase "the beatings will continue until morale improves." In the 2018 Farm Bill currently under consideration in the House, Republicans have proposed new conditions for SNAP that would block many people from receiving food assistance if they are unemployed. While at first glance …

Column: Trump acts to take food stamps away from 700,000 recipients
5 years, 1 month ago

Column: Trump acts to take food stamps away from 700,000 recipients

LA Times  

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue looks out for the U.S. taxpayer, but throws the needy under the bus. It’s a rule aimed at tightening the work requirements for adult food stamp applicants without children; the administration estimates that it will pare the number of recipients by almost 700,000. As California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Mark Ghaly observed Wednesday: “Limiting …

668,000 will lose food stamp benefits under new work rules
5 years, 1 month ago

668,000 will lose food stamp benefits under new work rules

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the rule will help move people “from welfare to work.” “We want to encourage people by giving them a helping hand, but not …

Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom
5 years, 4 months ago

Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom

NPR  

Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth McConnell/Denver Post via Getty Images Seth McConnell/Denver Post via Getty Images Millions of families in the U.S. struggled to get enough food to eat last year, but conditions appear to be getting better as the economy improves. In a new report released Wednesday, the …

More than 750,000 could lose food stamps under Trump proposal
5 years, 9 months ago

More than 750,000 could lose food stamps under Trump proposal

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration’s plans for food stamps could cost more than 750,000 people their benefits, and most of these folks are among the poorest of the poor. The administration wants to make more Americans work for their food stamps by limiting states’ ability to seek waivers from the current employment requirement. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as the …

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