The Journalist’s Resource’s Clark Merrefield put together a new explainer for reporters covering the potential funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The explainer highlights important background information and research, and provides answers to the following questions:
- How much does the federal government spend on SNAP?
- How do states contribute funding to SNAP — and how might that change?
- How many people might SNAP reductions affect?
- What are work requirements?
- How would the proposed legislation affect parents of young children?
- Who participates in SNAP?
- What does SNAP have to do with the farm bill?
- What does the research say about the societal effects of SNAP benefits?
Read the full SNAP explainer at journalistsresource.org.
