This legislation aims to reduce federal spending on SNAP by approximately $267 billion to $300 billion over the next decade. These cuts are part of a broader fiscal strategy to balance the cost of tax benefits,

A sweeping legislative package, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act', recently passed by the House, proposes significant changes to federal programs, including SNAP.

Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for a single-person household is $292 and $975 for a four-person household. The average benefit is about $6 per day, or about $180 per month.

The vice president of research for Feeding America says reducing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen hunger and economic strain across the U.S. Emily Engelhard says,

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimates cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost all Wisconsin residents $314 million each year. The cuts to SNAP funding, included in the budget bill passed by the U.

In the Ohio House’s version of the budget bill, Ohio would eliminate Group VIII — another name for the Medicaid expansion group that covers more than 700,000 Ohioans who live above the income requirements for traditional Medicaid but are still in need of assistance — if the federal government’s share of the funding dips below 90%.

As Atlanta Public Schools are set to close for summer break next week, one of the main questions on Kimberly Duke’s mind is how she will feed her children. The mother of 10, and executive director of the education advocacy group Atlanta Thrive,