More than 5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP benefits since last year, according to The Washington Post.
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What A DayOct 22, 2026
The Washington Post reprint (via the Inquirer, Oct. 22, 2026) states that more than 5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP benefits since last year, and the extraction is faithful to the passage.
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… Sad. The kids are not all right. Or fed. About 600,000 fewer children received free school lunches during the 2026 fiscal year compared to the year prior. This is the result of Republicans' massive cuts to SNAP programs, according to The Washington Post, which found that more than 5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP benefits since last year. That means that fewer schools qualify for federal reimbursement of free school meals, of course. But I want to talk about the great state of California and how Trump is targeting its voters, like me. Joining me is California Attorney General Rob Bonta. …
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Supports. The Washington Post article (reprinted by the Inquirer, Oct. 22, 2026) states that more than 5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP benefits since last year, attributing the figure to CBPP analyst Katie Bergh.[5]
Supports. Reuters reports that more than 5.3 million people have lost SNAP benefits since the 2025 law, according to USDA data.[1]
Supports. AP reports SNAP enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May 2026, a drop of more than 13% in a year.[2]
Supports. Sen. Warren's office and Rep. Shontel Brown's office both cite over 5 million people, including about 2 million children, losing SNAP since the 2025 law.[3][4]
Context. Other estimates run somewhat higher (CBPP at 5.5 million, including 2 million children), and the WaPo figure is attributed to CBPP, so the number depends on the measurement period and dataset, but it falls within the same range.[6][7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Massachusetts anti-hunger advocate fasts to protest Trump food stamp cutsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected as work requirements kick inapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3One Big Beautiful Bill Act - warren.senate.govwarren.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4As Grocery Prices Skyrocket, Brown Sounds Alarm on New Trump ...shontelbrown.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Free meal programs vanish and school lunch debt climbs after SNAP cutsinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6In Case You Missed It...cbpp.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7House Dems Press Trump USDA Over Aid Cuts as Seniors 'Struggle to Put Food on the Table' | Common Dreamscommondreams.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 85.5 million people, including 2 million children, cut from ...wsws.org · not rated · cited for: context
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