Food Stamp Reductions as Grocery Prices Increase

Millions of food stamp recipients may face reduced benefits or loss of access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to new stricter work requirements and benefit calculation changes mandated by recent Republican legislation, potentially affecting 22.3 million families. The changes arrive amid rising grocery costs and increasing poverty rates, raising concerns among anti-hunger advocates about worsening food insecurity as the USDA halts its annual food security report.

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