Please don't forget thousands and thousands of your neighbors have lost their food stamps and are quietly starving

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54. At least 3.5 million people have lost food stamp access as Trump's 'big beautiful bill' cuts take effect, analysis finds

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/30/snap-food-stamps-big-beautiful-bill.html



Consumers are facing price pressures as the costs of groceries and gas rise. The pace of inflation is expected to increase in the coming months, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters, a quarterly macroeconomic survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Meanwhile, there has been a “remarkable increase in food insecurity,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a recent blog post, as people cope with higher costs and the loss of federal aid.

A new analysis shows that nationwide almost 9% of individuals — more than 3.5 million — who were beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, lost those benefits between July, when President Donald Trump signed his “big beautiful bill” into law, and February. The analysis was conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute.

That legislation included more stringent rules to qualify for SNAP, particularly regarding work requirements. In addition, the law shifted some administrative and cost responsibilities to states. Ahead of the law’s passage, proponents said the changes to SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, would reduce waste and provide accountability.

Almost 42 million people nationwide received SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2025, according to the most recent figures from the Department of Agriculture. As states implement the changes, some are already experiencing dramatic declines in SNAP participation, according to CBPP, which used data from the Department of Agriculture and state programs.

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