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Social Insurance

Social insurance protects workers and families by providing income support, assistance in meeting basic needs, or services to improve economic opportunity.

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Tracking federal outlays to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
The figures on this page visualize federal outlays to SNAP for November 2025, with comparisons to prior months and prior years.
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
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Addressing threats to the SNAP program
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response

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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations

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USA Today: An end to SNAP? Why it may happen in a couple of years in some states
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CNN: SNAP benefits are flowing again, but many enrollees will soon hit another hurdle
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PBS NewsHour: ‘You cannot crowdsource $8 billion.’ Here’s what to know about the lapse in SNAP benefits
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The Washington Post: The latest GOP push to cut waste and spending: Work requirements

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Tracking federal outlays to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies by applying OBBBA rules to the Great Recession
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SNAP payment error rates by state, FY 2003–24
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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies

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