A giving campaign to help people who have lost SNAP benefits

Since the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act went into effect in July 2025, more than 5 million people have lost federal food assistance benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Economists’ predictions were that the major cuts, along with new work requirements, would affect most of the roughly 42 million people who use the benefits to keep food on the table each month. However, the numbers show that the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts are happening even faster than estimated. More people have lost benefits more quickly than even the Congressional Budget Office predicted they would, according to the CBPP. “The last time there was such a steep decrease in participation (other than temporary spikes after natural disasters) was nearly three decades ago, after Congress enacted deep cuts to SNAP (then the Food Stamp Program) in 1996,” said the CBPP.

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