Is SNAP Congress’ New Hunger Games?

House leaders are proposing a massive cut to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), America’s frontrunner in combatting hunger. This new proposal consists of a $40 billion reduction in funding, and SNAP households across the board would be feeling the pinch beginning as soon as November. 

Potential cuts reveal stark and sobering statistics that millions of Americans would face: 

• The average benefit per person, per meal would decrease to below $1.40, dangerously low to maintain the minimum standards of a healthy diet;
• 210,000 kids would be cut from free school meals;
• SNAP cuts would be the equivalent of taking away 21 meals per month from a four-person household; and
• 170,000 veterans would lose out on food benefits.