The Agriculture Department is set to tighten eligibility requirements for the nation’s largest hunger-relief initiative, a change that is expected to make millions more Americans ineligible for the program.
The Trump administration will propose limiting a policy that allows states to allow people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if they qualify for certain other assistance programs, according to a notice to be formally released Tuesday. in the Federal Register.
The USDA estimated the changes would affect 6.3 million people in fiscal year 2029, the first year the proposal is expected to take full effect.
Ending a policy known as “broad categorical eligibility” for SNAP has long been a Republican target, and the policy change was cited in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Project. policy plan for the second Trump administration.
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