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SNAP food aid enrollment is falling faster than expected, as work requirements take effect.

SNAP food aid enrollment is falling faster than expected, as work requirements take effect.

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August 21st, 2026

SNAP food aid enrollment is falling faster than expected, as work requirements take effect.

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SNAP is the largest federal food aid program in the US. Its enrollment dropped by more than 13% in 12 months. This drop was much bigger than the government expected.

美国最大的联邦食品援助计划SNAP在12个月内注册人数下降了超过13%

This drop was much bigger than the government expected.

这个降幅比政府预期的要大很多

In President Trump's 'Big and Beautiful Act,' rules like work requirements started to take effect.

特朗普总统的“大而美法案”中,工作要求等条款开始生效

As a result, some people who did not meet the new rules lost their eligibility.

一些不符合新要求的人因此失去了资格

Advocates say that some people who qualified were also rejected.

倡导者一些符合条件的人被拒绝了。

The reason is that they missed deadlines or did not submit documents on time.

原因他们错过了截止日期或者没有及时提交文件

Administrative problems became one of the main reasons.

行政问题成为主要原因之一

Arizona had the biggest drop.

亚利桑那州的降幅最大。

In one year, enrollment fell by 55%, losing more than 400,000 people.

一年内注册人数下降了55%减少了超过40万人

The state said that putting new federal rules in place caused an unprecedented number of calls. It also caused administrative problems.

州政府表示,实施联邦新要求带来了前所未有的电话量行政障碍

This made it hard for applicants.

给申请者造成了困难

Georgia, Louisiana, and Nevada saw drops of more than 20%.

佐治亚州路易斯安那州内华达州的降幅超过20%

Florida said the drop shows that residents have chances to become financially independent.

佛罗里达州则表示下降反映了居民实现经济自给自足的机会

The new law expanded the range of work requirements.

新法律扩大了工作要求的范围

Now it covers people aged 55 to 64, and those with children aged 14 to 17.

现在它涵盖55至64岁的人群以及有14至17岁子女的人

People over 65, those with children under 14, or people with health limits are still exempt.

65岁以上的人有14岁以下子女的人有健康限制的人仍然获得豁免。

But homeless people are no longer exempt.

无家可归者不再获得豁免

The Congressional Budget Office had expected enrollment to drop below 34 million within ten years.

国会预算办公室此前预计十年内注册人数会降到3400万以下

But the actual drop has been much faster than predicted.

实际下降速度比预测快很多

May's numbers are already close to its forecast for 2030.

5月的数据已经接近其2030年的预测水平

Advocates worry that paperwork problems cause eligible people to lose benefits.

倡导者担心行政文书问题导致合格者失去福利

These people are not truly unqualified.

这些人并不是真正不符合要求

Phoenix resident LaDiamond Lopez lost benefits because she needed to provide more documents.

菲尼克斯居民拉戴蒙德·洛佩兹因为需要补充文件而失去福利

She ate less herself to make sure her children had food.

减少自己吃饭以保障孩子的食物

Food banks and advocacy groups say that more donations cannot fully fill the gap left by SNAP cuts.

食品银行倡导组织表示捐赠增加无法完全填补SNAP缩减带来的缺口

Schools and other programs also find it hard to match its size and impact.

学校其他项目难以复制规模效果

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