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These changes mark the most substantial SNAP cuts in the program's history and affect both federal funding and eligibility rules.
Total visits to those facilities increased from about 860,000 in 2019 to 2.5 million in 2024. As many as 740,000 people get help from SNAP monthly, according to Oregon figures.
Oregon will see rising rates of hunger and costly administrative backlogs due to the recently passed GOP megabill that cuts federal food aid to states, according to Oregon leaders and advocates ...
Research from the Urban Institute highlights the potential impact on SNAP, with projections indicating that 22.3 million families could lose part or all of their benefits. This includes 5.3 ...
The bill is expected to strip SNAP benefits from 108,000 people in Oregon, reduce a typical family's food budget by $160 a month, and cut hundreds of millions in food assistance from Oregonians.
Key risks include SNAP benefit reductions, tariffs, GLP-1 drug adoption, and shifting consumer behavior, all of which could pressure Walmart’s bottom line.
Health RFK Jr.'s SNAP changes have people worried about losing benefits altogether June 11, 20256:49 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...