WASHINGTON , D.C. — A new Congressional Budget Office analysis released on Monday projects that about 2.4 million fewer Americans, including families with children, will receive food stamps each month due to expanded work requirements in a recently signed law.

The law, which is part of President Donald Trump’s agenda, broadens the work mandate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The changes come at a time of high grocery prices and increased demand on food banks.

The new law requires parents of dependent children to meet work, volunteer, or job-training requirements for their food stamp benefits for the first time. The mandate applies to parents with children ages 14 and older, as well as adults aged 55-64, veterans, people experienci

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