SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates: This map shows where Kentucky stands
Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an error rate of higher than 6% will start losing federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the reform were to take effect immediately, only eight states would make the cut.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — State lawmakers are preparing Kentucky’s next budget; it will be the big item of the 2026 session. However, next year, there is more to plan for to pay for SNAP after the recent changes brought by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “Obviously, second year,…
Democratic officials in 25 states sued the Trump administration Tuesday in an attempt to block a food assistance program from drying up this weekend amid the ongoing government shutdown.
KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Advocates say cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House in May would harm Kentucky families, children, and farmers. “This bill puts food assistance at risk for over 575,000 Kentuckians,” said Jessica Klein, Policy Associate…