On Monday, under new policy included in President Trump's tax law, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that have provided low-income Americans with more purchasing power in the grocery store begin to go into effect. According to one estimate, it is "the largest cut to SNAP in history," a federal program which in one form or another dates back to the New Deal era and currently provides basic food assistance to more than 40 million people.

Grocers large and small are bracing for the impact of changes to the SNAP program. A CBO analysis released this month estimates that 2.4 million fewer Americans , including families with children, are forecast to receive food stamps benefits in an average month. Other estimates show families across the U.S. could lose anywher

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