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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Mathew Erpansizo

Trump Childcare Subsidy: Red State Parent Declares 'We've Never Had This Problem Before' Amid Delays

Nebraska parent reported an unusually long childcare subsidy delay while DHHS cited added eligibility checks under Trump’s legislation (Credit: By USDAgov/Wikimedia Commons)

Nebraska officials have blamed new rules introduced under Donald Trump's 2025 'Big, Beautiful Bill' for slowing childcare subsidy approvals, leaving one family in the Republican‑leaning state anxiously waiting for support they say has 'never' been delayed like this before.

Nebraska parent Josh Wigginton described an unusually long childcare subsidy delay in a Nebraska Examiner report on Sunday, as state officials attributed slower processing partly to President Donald Trump's legislation.

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