More critical reporting in Morning Ag that a SNAP state cost shift delay is truly on the table for the Senate Farm Bill framework. Anyone committed to a national anti-hunger program that expands with growing need when the economy contracts ought to be on board.
USDA says payment error rates are not fraud rates. In bold.
Receipts:
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Yah, that's totally how the low-wage labor market works.
NEW: In just the 12 states with available data, the number of children receiving SNAP has fallen by more than 700,000 since H.R. 1's unprecedented SNAP cuts were enacted last July — despite claims from Republican lawmakers that kids wouldn't lose benefits.
HHS's review skips every paper about SNAP work requirements. Maybe bc @chloeneast.bsky.social & my “conclusion from a review of the literature on work requirements is that the best evidence shows they do not increase employment.”
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NEW: The Hamilton Project’s latest publications explore the costs of social media. ⤵️
We're all so lucky that @chloeneast.bsky.social & @adrianna.bsky.social took the time to apply their expertise to this sham of a report.
While cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of H.R. 1’s proponents, the cost shift and access barriers are resulting in serious losses of food assistance for low-income childre...
