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Trump Axes USDA Survey; SNAP Cuts Trigger 4.7 M Losses

7/10/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump canceled the USDA food-security survey, creating a data gap.
A July law shifted SNAP spending to states, added work requirements, and caused 4.7 million people—11% of participants—to lose benefits.
The December survey showed 13.7% of households were food insecure, a decade high.
Maine passed a March law for the nation’s first annual food-security survey, with Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester co-sponsoring a bill to revive federal survey.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump canceled the USDA food-security survey, creating a data gap.
A July law shifted SNAP spending to states, added work requirements, and caused 4.7 million people—11% of participants—to lose benefits.
The December survey showed 13.7% of households were food insecure, a decade high.
Maine passed a March law for the nation’s first annual food-security survey, with Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester co-sponsoring a bill to revive federal survey.