Around 5 million people will receive nothing this month because the cut is larger than their typical monthly benefit.

The average recipient of federal food aid will see a massive 61% benefit cut this month — and millions will lose November benefits entirely — under the Trump administration’s plan to only partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government remains shut down. That’s according to an analysis published Wednesday by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)…

Source

From Truthout via this RSS feed