SNAP Cuts, Enrollment Decline, Theft and State Responses

FY 2027 allotments and asset limits rose October 1; Michigan work requirements and Virginia and Montana purchase restrictions began November 1. Texas lawmakers cite more than 175,000 pending applications amid a reported 20.8% year-over-year participation decline. USDA’s proposal to end broad-based categorical eligibility could affect 6.3 million people, is not final, and has a December 10 comment deadline; any adoption would not take effect until 2029.