As Increased SNAP Costs Hit States After Federal Cuts, 167,000 In Michigan Have Already Lost Food Aid

Starting October 1, Michigan will have to pay $95 million more just in the coming year to administer SNAP benefits. After the Republican Tax Law made deep cuts to SNAP benefits that Michigan families rely on, over 167,000 people in the state, including more than 53,000 children, lost access to food assistance. 

“Households like mine who rely on a fixed income are hurting with the recent cuts to SNAP,” said Cynthia, who lives in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. “We try our best to budget and save money with the high costs of everything from gas to groceries, but it never seems to be enough to get ahead. It’s unfair that more and more families are losing access to important benefits like SNAP.”

With states taking on more of the expense for SNAP, food pantries that are already stretched thin are also preparing to shoulder even more of a burden. The Republican Tax Law made $187 billion in cuts to SNAP—the biggest in the history of the program. Michigan Congressmen Tom Barrett (MI-07), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and John James (MI-10) voted for the law. With tariffs already driving up grocery prices, families who lost SNAP are now covering those costs without the help they once had. And as SNAP enrollment continues to decline, more and more families will be left struggling to afford the grocery bill.