Washington Post: 1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis says
More than 4 million people nationwide were dropped from the federal food assistance program known as SNAP from July 2025 through March, according to an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a nonpartisan think tank.
Arizona has seen the sharpest declines since the passage last year of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which tightened eligibility for food aid and pushed states to do more screening. More than 450,000 people in the state are no longer on SNAP, according to data through May, as enrollment declined by half.
No other state lost more than a quarter of its participants.
Across 17 states that have publicly available data or shared unpublished data with the CBPP, the number of children who lost their SNAP benefits dropped by about 1 million, according to the study. In its report, published earlier this month, the CBPP estimated that nationwide, the number of children who have been dropped from the program probably exceeds 1.5 million.
SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program also referred to as food stamps, helps low-income people buy groceries.
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