Experts Say Wisconsin Families, Farmers Likely to Hurt From Food Stamp Cuts
Nearly 90,000 of the current 700,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Wisconsin could lose their benefits, as President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates more demographic and work eligibility requirements for the program.
In addition to new requirements on recipients, the law leaves states responsible for 75% of the administrative SNAP costs. While proponents of the law say it will cut down on waste and fraud, experts say Wisconsin’s supply chain could face negative impacts if the state can’t afford the cost increase.
SNAP assists low-income families and individuals with their food and nutrition needs by helping with grocery costs. Many recipients have...
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