Millions lose SNAP benefits as 2025 bill shifts costs to states, fueling hunger concerns

A Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis finds more than 1 million children across 19 states have lost SNAP benefits since Congress approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, while more than 4 million Americans were removed from SNAP from July 2025 to March 2026 due to tightened eligibility and a state-cost-shift; Arizona saw the largest drop (about 450,000 off SNAP), Louisiana lost roughly a quarter of its child beneficiaries, and Massachusetts and Texas each saw about one-fifth; advocates warn the decline will worsen without congressional action to delay the cost shift, and US mayors are calling for reversal.