September 1 will mark changes for many Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries, following the passage of “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB).
The bill is projected to bring about $295 billion in cuts to U.S. food assistance programs. It’s credited as the deepest SNAP cut in history, leaving millions of Americans in food and financial limbo, including the 144,000 Pennsylvania families affected.
In Philadelphia, one in three families is threatened. The Germantown Info Hub had previously reported that more than half of Germantown residents are already cost-burdened, spending 34-39% of their income on rent and utilities already…