Changes to SNAP Could Reduce Student Access to Free School Meals
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| Title: | Changes to SNAP Could Reduce Student Access to Free School Meals |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Emily Gutierrez, Urban Institute |
| Source: | Urban Institute. 2025. |
| Availability: | Urban Institute. 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-261-5687; Fax: 202-467-5775; Web site: http://www.urban.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Political Attitudes, Eligibility, Budgets, Retrenchment, Public Policy, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Barriers, Academic Achievement |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| Abstract: | Free school meal access has become increasingly intertwined with federal social safety net programs--including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--to reduce duplicative paperwork for schools. The changes to SNAP that House Republicans have proposed would have downstream effects on free school meal access. The proposed changes to SNAP would lead to fewer directly certified students. The proposal also increases administrative costs and shifts a portion of benefit costs to states. Because states are required to maintain a balanced budget, any cost increases could lead to additional eligibility restrictions and potentially lower benefit amounts for households. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED673530 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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