Tag: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.

A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.

Critics accuse the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding SNAP benefits during the shutdown while approving a $40 billion bailout tied to Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei.

With USDA warning funds will be depleted and states halting enrollments, pressure mounts on the Trump administration to avert a national SNAP disruption before November.

Advocates warn that new HUD demands, looming funding cuts, and potential work rules could dismantle Housing Choice Vouchers and upend low-income households nationwide