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How the Trump Administration Could Leave Families Hungry: Potential Cuts to SNAP in 2025 and Beyond [1]

['Kyle Ross', 'Associate Director', 'Media Relations', 'Senior Director', 'Government Affairs']

Date: 2025-02-10

In President Donald Trump’s first term, his administration tried again and again to take food away from hungry families in need, most often by cutting or adding restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Although these efforts were largely unsuccessful, the more than 42.6 million Americans who rely on these essential benefits to feed their families now may face even greater threats of rising food costs as conservative Republican lawmakers in Congress and the White House formulate their legislative agenda. They see safety net programs as prime targets for budget cuts even as more than 1 in 8 households already say they have difficulty getting enough food.

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Potential rule changes would significantly reduce SNAP access Despite Trump’s previous attempts to cut SNAP through regulatory changes largely failing in his first term, there is reason to be prepared for additional attacks on this front. After winning the 2024 election, Trump selected multiple authors of Project 2025, a far-right road map for a conservative government, to join his administration. The Project 2025 playbook suggests enacting major SNAP rule changes pursued in Trump’s first term and aspects of the public charge rule. (see Table 1) It also suggests that the TFP should remain cost-neutral, something the administration can ultimately decide during the next scheduled TFP reevaluation in 2027 if Congress has not already limited the scope of future adjustments. The potential harms would also be felt on the state level, from approving or disapproving state waivers and special demonstration projects to encouraging particular state policy options. For instance, in 2019, the Trump administration sent a letter to state agencies to highlight an option to disqualify from SNAP parents who do not cooperate with the state child support agency or who fall behind on payments. In other words, children would be punished for their parent being behind on child support payments. The Biden administration later urged states who may be considering using this option to evaluate the impact it would have on access to critical food assistance among vulnerable populations, particularly children. Indeed, research shows this policy does not increase child support paid, and worsens the financial stability of sanctioned parents.

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