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Trump's Food Stamp Bombshell: 6.3 Million Americans Could Lose Grocery Aid Under New Crackdown

Trump's SNAP crackdown could strip 1.8 million children of automatic free school meal eligibility, raising fears of fresh pressure on struggling American families.

International Business Times UK · 22h ago

Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government's big grocery assistance program

The Independent UK · Nov 11

Trump's SNAP Crackdown Could Strip Food Aid From 6.3M Americans and End Free School Meals for 121,000 Children

USDA proposes tighter SNAP rules that could cut benefits for 6.3 million Americans, while affecting school meals, summer food aid and WIC.

International Business Times UK · Nov 11

How does poverty affect people’s mental and physical health?

People who are living in poverty report feelings of worry and anxiety at higher rates than average.

USAFacts · Nov 1, 2023

New work requirements for federal aid? GOP pushes proposals in debt talks

Work requirements for federal aid programs have emerged as a sticking point in ongoing negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, and President Joe Biden has signaled openness to a possible compromise even as many in his party have balked

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

The legislative package the U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26, 2023, by a narrow margin would pare federal spending over the next decade while also raising the debt ceiling. One important measure in the Republican-backed bill would restrict access to Medicaid for millions of Americans.

The Conversation · May 8, 2023

Work requirements proposal included in debt ceiling bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26, 2023, voted 219-210 to pass H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which aims to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and includes provisions related to work requirements for certain able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)…

Ballotpedia · May 1, 2023

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023