Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Coverage of Center for Budget and Policy Priorities in the Nexus archive.
- More than 80,000 Alabamians have lost food assistance, according to study
A study found that over 80,000 Alabamians lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after new restrictions were imposed in July 2025. The decline, which includes 23,000 children, is attributed to a budget reconciliation bill that increased state financial burdens and tied funding to error rate thresholds.
- D.C. Memo: Food stamp enrollment falls after GOP places limits
Food stamp enrollment in the U.S. dropped by over 4 million people after new restrictions under a law enacted in July 2025. Minnesota's participation fell 3.55%, with a 12.58% error rate in SNAP payments, exceeding the federal threshold of 6%. The law requires states with high error rates to cover part of the program's cost, and the Senate's draft farm bill excludes a Democratic proposal to reverse this requirement.