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SNAP reduces hunger. SNAP reduces poverty. SNAP serves households struggling the most. USDA's latest participant data helps set the record straight about who relies on this critical program. frac.org/blog/childre...
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WIC improves maternal & child health, supports healthy development & helps families afford nutritious food. Lawmakers must protect full WIC funding, preserve evidence-based benefits & ensure flexible service options remain in place for families nationwide. frac.org/wp-content/u...
Restricting SNAP food choice will not improve health outcomes or reduce hunger. What works is strengthening SNAP, improving access to healthy foods, and making sure families can afford groceries. Learn more and take action: frac.org/snap-restric...
Summer EBT is helping millions of children access food during the summer. With the right funding, data-sharing, and state support, more Indian Tribal Organizations can participate and expand access for families. Read more:
When a rural store loses SNAP authorization, families often lose their nearest food option entirely. USDA’s new stocking rules risk widening that gap. The “Need for Access” provision can help keep these doors open.
A SNAP payment error rate doesn't tell the whole story. CAPERs track when eligible people are wrongly denied benefits or lose assistance. As states focus on reducing errors, we can't lose sight of access. frac.org/blog/balanci...
As federal SNAP cuts deepen and state costs rise, policymakers should be strengthening administrative efficiency—not creating more unnecessary workload.
Learn why the payment error tolerance threshold matters:
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In many rural communities, the local convenience store is the only nearby place to use SNAP. New USDA stocking rules could put these small retailers at risk—cutting off a lifeline for families with limited food access. frac.org/blog/usdas-n...
Many people subject to SNAP time limits are already working, caregiving, managing health challenges, or facing unstable schedules and transportation barriers.
Learn more about the return of SNAP work requirements in D.C.: frac.org/blog/snap-ti...
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This is damning and exposes the whole facade of what attacks and cues to SNAP are really about. It’s not about waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s about turning people away so the government can redistribute more money to the ultra wealthy.
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Published June 4, 2026 June marks the return of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) time limits (i.e. work requirements). For the first time in close to three decades, SNAP participants i...
Published June 10, 2026 The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) Program has been a permanent program since 2024 and has found enormous success. In its second year of implementation, five I...
Published April 16, 2025 Recent efforts by some policymakers are seeking to attack the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error threshold provision, which has proven to be a pivo...
Published June 1, 2026 Annually, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues a report on the characteristics of households and individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance P...
Published May 28, 2026 Early in May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) finalized their updates to the SNAP retailer stocking standards. The new rule increases th...
Published May 28, 2026 Early in May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) finalized their updates to the SNAP retailer stocking standards. The new rule increases th...
A SNAP payment error rate doesn't tell the whole story. CAPERs track when eligible people are wrongly denied benefits or lose assistance. As states focus on reducing errors, we can't lose sight of access. frac.org/blog/balanci...
