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SNAP Cuts in 2025: Fueling Senior Hunger in America

June 30, 2025


The Trump SNAP cuts in 2025, part of the new Trump tax and spending bill, are driving a sharp increase in food insecurity in America. The bill, branded by lawmakers as the “Big Beautiful Bill”, passed along party lines through budget reconciliation and includes sweeping reductions to federal food assistance.

These changes are impacting seniors, low-income families, and working Americans. The Heritage Foundation USA is committed to confronting these federal aid reductions by supporting local food pantries, meal programs, and senior food access across the nation.

What the Big Beautiful Bill Changes

The Big Beautiful Bill includes the most severe SNAP funding 2025 rollback in a decade. Key changes include:

  • $30 billion cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next 10 years

  • Elimination of pandemic-era SNAP benefit increases

  • $15 billion cut to Medicaid funding

  • Reductions in USDA food supply purchasing and distribution

  • Decreased funding for school meal programs

These measures are reshaping the safety net that millions depend on.


Who Is Being Hurt by the Trump SNAP Cuts

The impact of the Trump SNAP cuts is being felt across demographics:

  • Over 8 million Americans have lost SNAP access since January

  • Food banks report a 25–30% increase in demand in multiple states

  • Seniors are now the fastest-growing group facing food insecurity

  • Rural communities are seeing surges in applications for charitable food assistance

  • Families are struggling to afford meals due to inflation and reduced aid


The result: Americans are being forced to choose between paying rent, affording prescriptions, or buying groceries.


What you can do to help

The Trump administration’s budget reconciliation hunger measures have made food unaffordable for millions. With food prices rising, Medicaid cuts in 2025, and dwindling federal resources, community organizations are stretched thin.

Your contribution helps us:

  • Keep food programs operating in high-need areas

  • Support outreach for senior citizen food insecurity

  • Expand mobile pantry routes in rural counties

  • Respond quickly when federal SNAP funding falls short

Help us respond to this growing need!

SNAP Cuts in 2025: Fueling Senior Hunger in America
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