Food Aid Enrollment Tanks After SNAP Rule Changes By Halle Parker, Verite News Oct. 7, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/louisiana-snap-food-stamps-enrollment-decline-hunger-work-requirements-obbba/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9TfSOuJmE-ZZ8Ic_MVMQToHi-C11pHrR-SDnE5LWXvb3mMqQXPeBCV4m-98jD8u1ba-P0LErNq62yZR23F-d5O0oauJw&_hsmi=442944594&utm_content=442944594&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Food Aid Enrollment Tanks After SNAP Rule Changes After President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act more than a year ago, enrollment in the federal food assistance program dropped rapidly across the nation as states enforced new restrictions and prepared to take on more of the costs. Nationally, an estimated 5 million, or 13%, fewer people were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, this June than in July 2025, when the law was enacted. (Parker, 10/7)