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Trump Administration Seeks to Halt SNAP Food Aid Payments
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Under Trump's budget law, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty and a struggle for survival.
Beginning in November, SNAP will undergo new eligibility changes, including but not limited to work requirements and immigration status.
While the political and legal wrangling continues, the bottom line for thousands of families, including the 1 in 20 in Utah who rely on food stamps for at least part of their food, is uncertainty about the future and no benefits at the moment.
But states are currently confronting the end of exceptions to work requirements for older adults, homeless people, veterans and those recently living in foster care. Those could threaten benefits even for people who are working but who may struggle with the paperwork to prove they’re meeting the requirements, advocates say.
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The history of food stamps and where it goes from here
President Donald Trump has agreed to comply with court orders to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The food benefit, commonly called SNAP, goes back nearly a century in the U.
On Monday, the Trump administration said they will send partial payments for November to the 42 million Americans currently receiving SNAP benefits.
Utah taxpayers will shoulder a higher share of administrative costs associated with food stamps under the so-called "big, beautiful bill," but rough estimates suggest the state can avoid having to chip in to cover benefits directly. | Laura Seitz, Deseret ...
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