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SNAP food assistance cuts 2026
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Millions dropped from SNAP food assistance
The law lowered the qualifying age for exemptions for parents and other family members responsible for a dependent from 18 to 14.
More than 400,000 SNAP recipients in Arizona lost access to the program after the state took action on error reduction efforts following H.R. 1 becoming law, according to the CBPP.
More than 1.5 million children are among those who lost access to SNAP, according to the CBPP.