An alarming number of vulnerable children across the United States are suddenly losing access to the food support they rely on. In the months after the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' took effect, more than 700,000 kids were dropped from food stamp programmes in the twelve states that have so far published their numbers.
Signed by President Donald Trump on 4 July 2025, the sweeping new law has caused national welfare enrolments to shrink drastically. Researchers warn this figure underestimates the true crisis, as many regions do not publicly disclose their child caseload metrics.
