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This week the Trump administration unveiled three possible changes to the food stamps program or “SNAP”, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The rules include tightening who qualifies for aid, creating work requirements and changing allowances for utility expenses.
If families qualify, they can get help with groceries and meals at school for their kids.
But since his campaign in 2016, President Trump has argued against what he calls “entitlement programs.”
And new rules could cut off more than 3 million people from food stamp assistance.
The three proposed rule changes could mean 688,000 people losing assistance if a work mandate is enforced.
More than 3 million losing aid if the qualifying requirements change.
And nearly a half a million students wouldn’t qualify for reduced lunch at school.
The Trump administration says the new rules would mean more nondisabled Americans will get back to work.
The USDA says implementing just one of the proposals on work requirements would say 5 1/2 billion dollars over five years.
But critics argue more restrictions on welfare programs hurt American families.
More than 36 million Americans currently receive SNAP benefits.
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