Trump, Medicaid and SNAP
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The bill, ushered through Congress by Republican leadership and signed by Trump Friday, includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, slashes spending on Medicaid, and creates temporary tax deductions for overtime and tipped income. It includes $170 billion for immigrant detention and for new personnel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The bill cuts $230 billion from SNAP over the course of 10 years. Sen. Angus King said 32,000 Mainers are expected to lose benefits.
A new law includes the largest-ever cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Here's how much that may reduce what families can spend on food.
In Washington, nearly one million people rely on SNAP benefits each month. With the new law in place, those benefits are expected to shrink, and eligibility requirements will become stricter. Adults between the ages of 18 and 64 must work at least 80 hours per month or risk losing assistance.
The legislation tightens eligibility requirements for the food assistance program, but contains less severe modifications than originally proposed.
The average benefit loss for 114,000 NJ families will be $182 monthly as the state faces new requirements to fund the program.
Farm programs will receive an extra $66 billion over the next decade, making up for a delayed Farm Bill. Critics say it will increase consolidation.
Here are a few provisions from the megabill President Trump signed into law last week that may impact you if you're retired or will be soon.