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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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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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‘I feel guilty eating a meal’: Low-income families prepare to lose access to billions in federal aid

Annemarie King is eating only once a day, and her husband, Randall, is picking up extra shifts at the drywall factory where he works. They are among the nearly 42 million Americans preparing for their ...
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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 ...