Over 4 million Americans lost food aid as SNAP cuts hit hard
Losing food benefits in this economy is certainly one way to handle inflation.
Since last summer, millions of people quietly vanished from the food stamp rolls. Over four million former recipients are no longer getting monthly assistance, marking one of the steepest drops in the history of the program.
Tightened work rules kicked in right as emergency expansions expired, while state administrative hurdles turned renewing benefits into an endurance sport. The result is a massive chunk of the country suddenly figuring out how to stretch a grocery budget that was already barely holding on.
Shrinkflation was apparently not cutting it, so the safety net had to shrink too.
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