KEY FINDINGS
g SNAP benefits, as designed under pre-OBBBA policy, lift approximately 1 in 10 recipients in New York City above the poverty line.
g Children and seniors comprise roughly half of SNAP recipients in New York City and also see the greatest poverty reduction effects from the program.
g Food hardship remains common among SNAP recipients, even with benefits. More than 60% of SNAP recipients often or sometimes run out of food before they have money to buy more. Roughly 80% of SNAP recipients experience at least some form of material hardship.
g The majority of working-age SNAP recipients in New York City are employed or have a partner who is employed in the years that they receive benefits.
g Adult SNAP recipients are more than three times as likely to have a work-limiting disability or health condition than non-recipients (52% vs. 16%) and more than twice as likely to rate their health as fair or poor (43% vs. 18%). g While the exact shape of the cuts to SNAP resulting from recent federal action is unknown, estimates suggest the OBBBA SNAP cuts are likely to push roughly 70,000 New York City residents into poverty each year between 2028 and 2034.
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SNAP RECIPIENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEDERAL CUTS TO SNAP
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