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Feb 24

Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Advocates are scrambling to find other options to fill the needs of a traditionally low-income population.

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Dec 04

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How cuts to food stamp program could increase ‘poor outcomes’ for the food insecure

The Trump administration is making some major changes to the food stamp program, known as SNAP. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a new rule expected to end access to the benefit for nearly 700,000 people by enforcing…

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Oct 31

How a proposed rule change could affect free lunch for some kids in need

By Laura Santhanam

The Trump administration reopened the comment period for a proposed rule that could alter categorical eligibility for food stamp benefits and cut off aid for an estimated 3 million Americans.

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Sep 05

Here’s who could lose food stamps under Trump’s proposed changes

By Laura Santhanam

Under the proposed rule, 9 percent of households nationwide that currently receive food stamps would no longer qualify for those benefits, but that percentage could be much higher in certain states.

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Aug 12

WATCH: Trump administration issues rules to deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers will now weigh public assistance along with other factors such as education, household income and health to determine whether to grant legal status.

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Jul 27

Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

The proposed rule change, outlined this past week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has highlighted the ideological clash between President Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts in some states to widen the social safety net.

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Jul 23

How would Trump’s food stamp plan affect low-income Americans?

By Laura Santhanam

The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that could eliminate food stamp benefits for 3.1 million Americans if the change goes into effect.

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Jul 23

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Why Trump’s new limit on food stamp eligibility will affect working families most

More than 40 states currently allow people who receive welfare benefits to become eligible automatically for food stamps, or SNAP. But the Trump administration has announced new rules to restrict that automatic eligibility, meaning 3 million may stop receiving food…

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Apr 20

Quest for food stamp data lands newspaper at Supreme Court

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota’s Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government’s food assistance program, previously known as food stamps. Trying to get that data has taken the paper more than eight years…

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Mar 29

Puerto Rico seeks more food stamp funding as Congress stalls

By Danica Coto, Associated Press

Many Puerto Ricans are still struggling to meet their basic needs after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.

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