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Millions at Risk of Hunger as Food Stamp Freeze Looms
Forty-two million low-income Americans could lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1, making it the most significant and dire casualty of a governmentwide closure that has stretched into its fifth week. A judge is set to rule Friday on whether the Trump administration must reverse course and continue to fund the program known as SNAP.
I started using SNAP about a year ago. As soon as you turn an adult, expenses just hit you. And it’s hard to afford things. Your country is supposed to be supporting you, and the last thing you want to worry about is if you’re going to have food on your table at the end of the night. We have a lot of seniors here. There’s a lot of disabled people, so they rely on us because the SNAP is just not enough. And especially now, when there’s going to be completely cut off, they’re going to rely on us 100 percent even more to come and get as much food as possible.
Forty-two million low-income Americans could lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1, making it the most significant and dire casualty of a governmentwide closure that has stretched into its fifth week. A judge is set to rule Friday on whether the Trump administration must reverse course and continue to fund the program known as SNAP.
By Monika Cvorak
October 31, 2025
