Food-Assistance

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Full SNAP Payments to 42 Million Americans

| Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court on Friday evening, November 7, 2025, temporarily blocked a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits to approximately 42 million Americans for November during the ongoing government shutdown. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued the …

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2.4 million Americans projected to lose SNAP benefits from expanded work requirements

| Importance: 6/10

Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed July 4, 2025 expanded SNAP work requirements to ages 18-64, affecting parents with children 14+, veterans, homeless individuals, and former foster youth. CBO projects 2.4-3 million Americans will lose benefits. Simultaneously …

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