As reported by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on November 10, 2026 the Trump Administration resurrected a harmful proposed rule that by the Administration’s own estimates, would take SNAP food assistance away from more than 6 million people. The people who would lose help affording groceries are primarily working families with kids as well as seniors and people with disabilities. The Administration estimates that, if implemented, the rule would cut SNAP benefits by roughly $15 billion a year once it is phased in, or $51 billion over the 2028-2031 four-year period. That’s more than 15 percent cut on top of the deep cuts in the 2025 Republican reconciliation law.
Since last July, 5.5 million fewer people are receiving SNAP food assistance, according to USDA data through July 2026. That far exceeds the number of people who were projected to lose SNAP at the time the law was enacted. The Administration’s proposal would terminate SNAP for households with gross incomes even slightly above 130 percent of the poverty line (about $35,500 per year for a family of three), and it would make it harder and more expensive for states to administer SNAP.
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