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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Geoff Mulvihill and Michael Casey

Government says SNAP benefit cuts won't be as deep as announced for some families

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President Donald Trump's administration now says that SNAP food aid for November will be reduced less than originally announced, the latest in a political and legal saga that impacts how about 1 in 8 Americans can buy groceries.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a court filing late Wednesday that it caught an error in its earlier plan to reduce the maximum benefit by half and said that beneficiaries would instead get up to 65% of their usual assistance.

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