SNAP Enrollment Drops by 4.3M, Experts Blame Policy Shifts

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins attributes a significant decrease in SNAP participants to fraud reduction and economic growth. However, experts argue that the real reason is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashes SNAP funding and tightens eligibility rules. Fraud accounts for less than one percent of cases, and food prices continue to rise. Th…

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins attributes a significant decrease in SNAP participants to fraud reduction and economic growth. However, experts argue that the real reason is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashes SNAP funding and tightens eligibility rules. Fraud accounts for less than one percent of cases, and food prices continue to rise. The bills stricter work requirements and exemption cuts are pushing people out of the program, leading to a predicted two million monthly drop. S

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