Trump administration rule would cut 3 million people from food stamps

The agency wants to change that by requiring people who receive TANF benefits to pass a review of their income and assets to determine whether they are also eligible for free food from SNAP, officials said.

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"Unfortunately, automatic eligibility has expanded to allow even millionaires and others who simply receive a TANF-funded brochure to become eligible for SNAP when they clearly don't need it," Lipps said.

The liberal-leaning Center For American Progress advocacy group said the proposal would hurt the poor "by forcing states to take food assistance away from those with even modest savings of a few thousand dollars," and raise administrative costs for states.