The ‘Federal Budget Bill’ impacts on SNAP in Minnesota

Who Currently Receives Benefits

MINNESOTA — The Federal Budget Bill also called Trumps “Big, Beautiful Bill” has significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

440,000 Minnesotans currently participate in SNAP in an average month.

Most of those utilizing SNAP are children, adults with children, seniors, and those with a disability.

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families explained the impact those changes will have on Minnesotan families.

First, SNAP-Ed is set to end in October.

Changes to the Work Requirements

SNAP-Ed helped those with low-income make healthier choices through education and programming.

The 2024 SNAP-Ed Impact Report shows that these programs are making a real difference.

• 84 percent of adult participants made a positive change in healthy eating
• 70 percent of children ate more fruits and vegetables
• 35 percent of households with children are food insecure

Other major changes come to the work requirements.

From expanded age ranges, to redefining a child dependent to being under 14 years old to extend work requirements to families, to ending exemptions for veterans, the homeless, and youths aging out of foster care.

Impacts to Other Programs

However, there isn’t a timeline out on when the changes take effect and how they will impact overall.

“This is the most consequential changes that have happened in the SNAP program in its history, in terms of the policy changes, in terms of the administrative funding changes, and so we recognize that we have more work to do in terms of hearing from USDA in terms of further information about what the actual implementation will look like for our state.” said Tikki Brown, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Overall, they anticipate the cuts will disproportionately affect working families with children, seniors on fixed incomes, adults with disabilities, Tribal Nations, rural communities.

Other Information

The Department of Children, Youth and Families has created a site for people to learn more about the changes and to share their experiences with SNAP.

Visit dcyf.mn.gov/speakup to learn more.