SNAP Costs Shift to States October 1 — Seniors Could Feel the Impact

As states take on a larger share of SNAP administrative costs beginning October 1, advocates worry that additional barriers could make food assistance harder to access for older adults already struggling with grocery costs. Lucigerma/Shutterstock

In three days, a change mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) will take effect, bringing additional cost and administrative burden to state and local governments and putting more seniors and others facing food insecurity at greater risk.

That risk among seniors has been rising for decades.