SNAP recipient’s benefits slashed: ‘Who lives on $24 a month?’

NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) — After months of drastic changes to SNAP, some beneficiaries say they’re going hungry after their monthly benefits were slashed to near-nothing.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) has been undergoing reforms and changes since the passage of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, SNAP provided 1 in 8 Americans with help buying groceries last year.

So many people have been kicked off SNAP, that number has since changed to an estimated 1 in 9 Americans, The Associated Press reports. Nearly 5 million fewer people received food aid in March when compared to last year.

Shiela Boyd, an 81-year-old New York resident who spoke with Nexstar’s WPIX, wasn’t kicked off the program, but said her benefits were suddenly cut from $298 a month to just $24.

“I can’t buy nutritious food. Who lives on $24 a month?” Boyd said. “I need more money to eat.”

Now, she says almost all the food she eats comes from donations. Sometimes she has to skip........

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