Add your comments to push back against cuts to SNAP!

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Urgent: Tell the USDA How Asset Limits Would Impact Your Community

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is under threat and we need your help! Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule change, “Revisions of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” [[link removed]], that would force states to reimpose asset limits on SNAP recipients who may have previously been exempted. If enacted, this proposed rule will cause undue harm to low- and moderate-income families and add an unnecessary administrative burden to states.

That’s why we need your help. Please join us by following the link below to write a comment letter to the USDA urging them to withdraw the proposed rule change. The deadline for submitting comments is Monday, September 23.

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Currently, through Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE), if a family qualifies for one program, like TANF, then a state can easily enroll that same family in another benefit program without burdening the state or the family with extra paperwork. If the proposed rule were enforced, almost three million working Americans who were deemed eligible for SNAP assistance through BBCE would be in jeopardy of losing their SNAP benefits.

According to Politifact, 43 million Americans, including almost 20 million children, use SNAP to meet basic food security needs. On average, SNAP provides $1.40 per meal per person which, for low- and moderate-income families, may be the difference between having a meal or forgoing one. Take a few minutes to submit your comments today and protect food security for our most vulnerable families.

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please email Holden Weisman at [email protected].

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