Over 4 million people are no longer on SNAP since last July

NPR | By Juliana Kim

Published July 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM HST

SNAP participation has been declining consistently and rapidly since last July, when President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law.

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Juliana Kim is a weekend reporter for Digital News, where she adds context to the news of the day and brings her enterprise skills to NPR's signature journalism.

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