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Congressional Delay of SNAP Cost Shift Urgently Needed to Protect Food Assistance for Low-Income Families

The Republican megabill enacted in July will require most states to pay a share of SNAP food benefit costs — for many states, ...
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GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

Why does it look like the federal government may cut SNAP spending? Conservative critics of SNAP believe that the U.S. spends too much on the program, which cost the federal government US$100 billion ...
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Potential overhaul of SNAP: What the OBBBA proposal means for low-income families

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a lifeline for millions of low-income families in the U.S., faces a potential overhaul. The OBBBA proposal could shift financial burdens to states ...
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Nonprofits raise concerns about rising demand for help from low-income and disabled veterans

WASHINGTON — Higher costs for groceries, utilities and housing, cutbacks on food stamps and the federal government shutdown are all contributing to headwinds that disabled and low-income veterans are ...
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Fast food isn't cheap anymore for low-income Americans

For decades, fast food functioned as the pressure valve in the American food budget, the place families could turn when groceries ran short and paychecks ran late. That bargain is breaking down. As ...

A family didn't know anyone in the US. Here's how they found food

A family new to the US finds fresh food, child care, community through FrescaZona and the Creighton Community Foundation ...