WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about those receiving the assistance.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that the action is in the works because those states are refusing to provide data the department requested such as the names and immigration status of the aid recipients.
She said the cooperation is necessary in order to root out fraud in the program. Democratic states have sued to block the requirement.
About 42 million lower-income Americans, or 1 in 8, rely on SNAP to help buy groceries. The average monthly benefit is about $190 per person, or a little over $6 a day. The program is not normally in the political spotlight, but it has been this year.
I anticipated some bullshit after they got away with denying people ebt during the shut down. I’m on ebt and used 1/3rd of this months balance to buy an emergency dried food bucket to make due on if they pull the same thing again.
I am following a YouTuber who shows me how to feed a family of 4 on 20 to 30 dollars a week. Keeping that in mind for the same reason if I lose mine.