Independent, UK - Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins boasted Tuesday that more than 4 million Americans had lost food stamps benefits in a crackdown on “fraud” – but federal data indicates participation dropped after the administration made funding cuts to the program and implemented work requirements.
...Between January 2025 and January 2026, roughly 4.2 million people stopped receiving food stamps, otherwise known as SNAP, benefits, according to data collected by the Department of Agriculture. The most significant decline in participation occurred after July 2025 with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which added more restrictions to SNAP.
Experts had warned that the federal government’s large funding cuts to the program, combined with stricter work requirements for able-bodied people between 18 and 64, and immigration status restrictions, would lead to more people losing SNAP benefits.
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