Trump-GOP Budget Law Pushes SNAP Enrollment to 17-Year Low as Millions Lose Aid

“These cuts are not filtering out ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’… they are parents deciding between paying the electric bill and putting food on the table, or skipping meals.”

Image: A woman shops at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on October 27, 2025 in Pembroke Park. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

 

Brad Reed of Common Dreams reports: “Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is now at its lowest point in 17 years thanks to cuts made in the Republican Party’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) on Wednesday published the latest update to its series of reports tracking the impact of SNAP cuts, and it found that there are roughly 5 million fewer people participating in SNAP thanks in large part to the cuts made in the 2025 GOP budget law…”

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