Day 601

SNAP Rolls Fall by Roughly 5 Million After the 2025 Budget Law, Including More Than a Million Children

In the year after the 2025 reconciliation law (H.R. 1, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act') took effect, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fell by roughly 5 million people, according to USDA data and analyses by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported by ABC News and Tradeoffs -- a 13% national decline between July 2025 and June 2026 that touched every state except Alaska while unemployment held steady. Arizona's caseload fell by about half. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' director said the declines were 'far deeper and far faster than the Congressional Budget Office predicted.' On October 1, 2026, states began absorbing 75% of SNAP administrative costs, with benefit cost-sharing tied to error rates to follow, prompting states to tighten verification further.

Roughly 5 million have lost SNAP since the law took effect

ABC News, citing CBPP, reports roughly 5 million people, including more than a million children, have lost SNAP access since the law took effect -- faster than CBO projected. Documented separately.

From: One Big Beautiful Bill: $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts and $295 Billion in SNAP Cuts