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USDA’s recently released analysis of the proposed rule, Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, found that free school meals would be jeopardized for nearly 1 million children. This impact is in addition to the already reported 3.1 million people who would lose SNAP benefits. USDA reopened the comment period for 14 days to allow for comments in response to the new school meals data. Comments in response to this new data can and should be submitted even if organizations or individuals submitted broader comments during the original comment period that ended on September 23.
Final day to comment: November 1.
See FRAC's statement.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves as the first line of defense against hunger.
The proposal would
- Sidestep Congress, which rejected such harmful proposals when it enacted the 2018 Farm Bill.
- Fuel rates of hunger and food insecurity by taking food off the tables of working families with children, seniors, and people with disabilities, among others.
- Prevent children from receiving healthy school meals, putting their health and learning at risk.
- Create a sicker and poorer nation by denying struggling households the food assistance they need for a healthy, productive life.
- Harm the economy, grocery retailers, and agricultural producers by reducing the amount of SNAP dollars available to spur local economic activity.
Resources
Background Documents:
- Not sure what Cat El is? Read this 1-pager.
- FRAC's "The Role of SNAP Improving Health and Well-Being"
- FRAC's Initiatives to Make SNAP Benefits More Adequate Significantly Improve Food Security, Nutrition, and Health
- Chairman Scott Responds to USDA Analysis Showing Nearly 1 Million Kids Would Lose Automatic Access for Free Schools Under Proposed Cuts to SNAP
- House Agriculture Committee press release
- FRAC analysis of final conference report
- Farm Bill conference report (at page 638)
Comment template:
Social Media Assets:
- Spread the word with these graphics.
- YouTube video: By the Numbers: The Impact of the Trump Administration's Proposed SNAP Rule
- FRAC Chat blog post on the proposed rule.
Research and Data:
- State-by-State Impact of Proposed Changes to "Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility" in SNAP (Mathematica).
- How Working Families Are Affected by Restricting Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for SNAP (Urban Institute).
- How Households with Seniors and Adults with Disabilities Are Affected by Restricting Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for SNAP (Urban Institute).
- How Households with Children Are Affected by Restricting Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for SNAP (Urban Institute).
- USDA Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility state-by-state chart.
What Others Are Saying:
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Statement from Richard Besser, MD, on SNAP Categorical Eligibility.
Urban Institute:
Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Affect Free School Lunch—And Now We Know How Much.
How Restricting Categorical Eligibility for SNAP Affects Access to Free School Meals.
AARP blog post: 600,000 Households with Seniors Could Lose Food Assistance under Proposed Rule.
U.S. Conference of Mayors letter opposing the rule.
National Conference of State Legislatures brief describing problems of benefit cliffs and policies to mitigate them, including the SNAP Cat El option.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) and more than 130 other Members of Congress signed a joint letter in opposition to the proposed SNAP cut.
In this video message, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks out against proposed SNAP cuts.
Press release about (and link to) letter from PA State Senators opposing SNAP Cat El cut.
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Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Struggling Americans Would Spike Hunger for 3 Million People
Friday, November 1, was the final day to comment on the proposed rule.
USDA’s recently released analysis of the proposed rule, Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, found that free school meals would be jeopardized for nearly 1 million children. This impact is in addition to the already reported 3.1 million people who would lose SNAP benefits.
See FRAC's statement.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves as the first line of defense against hunger.
The proposal would
Resources
Background Documents:
Comment template:
Social Media Assets:
Research and Data:
What Others Are Saying:
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Statement from Richard Besser, MD, on SNAP Categorical Eligibility.
Urban Institute:
Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Affect Free School Lunch—And Now We Know How Much.
How Restricting Categorical Eligibility for SNAP Affects Access to Free School Meals.
AARP blog post: 600,000 Households with Seniors Could Lose Food Assistance under Proposed Rule.
U.S. Conference of Mayors letter opposing the rule.
National Conference of State Legislatures brief describing problems of benefit cliffs and policies to mitigate them, including the SNAP Cat El option.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) and more than 130 other Members of Congress signed a joint letter in opposition to the proposed SNAP cut.
In this video message, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks out against proposed SNAP cuts.
Press release about (and link to) letter from PA State Senators opposing SNAP Cat El cut.
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