The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.

This legislation aims to reduce federal spending on SNAP by approximately $267 billion to $300 billion over the next decade. These cuts are part of a broader fiscal strategy to balance the cost of tax benefits,

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for a single-person household is $292 and $975 for a four-person household. The average benefit is about $6 per day, or about $180 per month.

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal funding for SNAP. North Carolina would have to find $229 million per year to fill the gap.

The bill also includes more than $5 trillion in tax cuts, changes to the tax code and aid for farmers. SNAP is a federally funded program that gives money for groceries to more than 40 million ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimates cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost all Wisconsin residents $314 million each year. The cuts to SNAP funding, included in the budget bill passed by the U.

The vice president of research for Feeding America says reducing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen hunger and economic strain across the U.S. Emily Engelhard says,

Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,

Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by congressional Republicans Thursday -- which would strain the state budget and likely strip thousands of low-income families of food aid across the state.

The Trump-backed bill also includes changes that could result in thousands of low-income families losing access to federal food assistance.

The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.