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Story summary
- President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” cut SNAP enrollment by over 13% in a year.
- Federal data show SNAP participants fell from 42 million to 36.6 million between May 2025 and May 2026.
- Arizona’s SNAP enrollment fell 55% from April 2025 to April 2026, losing over 400,000.
- The law expands work requirements to ages 55-64 and youths 14-17, ending many exemptions.
- Advocates say paperwork, not work rules, drives many families’ loss of SNAP coverage.
