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Biden Admin Announces Largest Increase to Food Stamps in Program History
The average recipient in the program will see their benefits go up by about $36 per month.
Biden Admin Scraps Trump Rule That Would Have Kicked 3 Million Off Food Stamps
The rule change could have also removed around 1 million children from being eligible to have free meals at school.
Judge Strikes Down Trump SNAP Rule that Would Remove at Least 700K From Program
USDA was planning to go ahead with the rule change, written in December, even after the coronavirus pandemic came about.
Trump Is Placing Letters in Food Aid Boxes to Boost His Reelection Campaign
Democrats say the letters violate the law against using government resources to campaign.
Amid Coronavirus, Trump Moves to Take Food Stamps From Over a Million People
The rule would impose more strict work requirements on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
Trump Finalizes Plan to Strip Food Aid From 750,000 Low-Income People by 2020
The rule, combined with two other proposed SNAP changes, would strip federal food aid from 3.7 million people.
Charles Koch Is Funding a Campaign to Kill Food Stamps and Medicaid
The group has already achieved some victories in states including Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.
Trump USDA Proposes New Rule to Strip Food Stamps From Over 3 Million Americans
The SNAP program is widely recognized by experts as an effective way to reduce hunger, particularly among children.
Cuts to Food Stamps Will Disproportionately Harm LGBTQ People
My Black, lesbian mother depended on food stamps because her low-income wages were not enough.
Stopgap Measure to Reopen Government Will Strain SNAP Recipients
About 30 million people could face a gap of more than 40 days between monthly payments for food stamps.