Local hunger-relief organizations are expressing concern over the Trump administration budget bill's proposed cuts to medicaid and the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) that would affect more than one in 10 people in the state.

Dubbed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, the Republican budget reconciliation package — which the House narrowly passed last month — includes an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as well as $300 billion in SNAP cuts through 2034, making it the largest cut to the program in history.

Critics say the changes will push more families into poverty.

Florida has roughly 2.9 million SNAP recipients, making up 13% of the state's population. They received $6.4 billion from the federally funded program in 2023, making it an average of $184 per SNAP use

See Full Page