Politics
Trump administration proposes rule that could remove 6.3 million from SNAP
Al Jazeera reports that the USDA's proposed rule would end automatic SNAP eligibility for TANF-qualifying households, affecting an estimated 6.3 million people.
The short version
- The USDA published a proposed rule on Tuesday that would end automatic SNAP eligibility for households qualifying through TANF.[Al Jazeera]
- The USDA estimates about 6.3 million people, roughly 17 percent of SNAP beneficiaries, would be removed, along with 1.8 million children from free school lunch programs.[Al Jazeera]
- Democratic lawmakers, including Representative Angie Craig and Senator Cory Booker, have criticized the proposal, which remains unfinalized with its final form unknown.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- The USDA published a proposed rule on Tuesday that would end automatic SNAP eligibility for households meeting state-administered TANF requirements.[Al Jazeera]
- The USDA estimates the proposed changes would remove about 6.3 million people, or about 17 percent of SNAP beneficiaries.[Al Jazeera]
- The proposed cuts would also remove 1.8 million children from a federal free school lunch programme because they would no longer qualify through SNAP.[Al Jazeera]
- Democratic Representative Angie Craig criticized the proposed rule as making it harder to meet basic needs.[Al Jazeera]
- Democratic Senator Cory Booker publicly condemned the proposal in a social media post on Monday.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The 6.3 million figure is a USDA estimate for a proposed rule, not a finalized outcome, and the final rule could change.[Al Jazeera]
- The reporting does not establish when or in what form the proposal would be finalized.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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