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Estimated impact of SNAP cuts on New York City
1:32:17
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Commissioner Molly Wasow Park provides estimates on the potential impact of federal SNAP cuts on New York City. She outlines the scale of the cuts and their implications for families relying on food assistance.
- The House budget resolution included a $230 billion cut to the committee that administers SNAP
- Estimated impact for New York City: approximately $870 million per year
- For a family of three on SNAP, this could mean a loss of about $1,500 a year
- Additional cuts to other feeding programs are also mentioned, including a $1 billion reduction in funding for schools and food pantries to purchase from local farms
Molly Wasow Park
1:32:17
the house budget resolution that was passed at the February, right, included a $230,000,000,000 cut to the committee that administers SNAP.
1:32:26
We assume that the bulk of that cut would translate to SNAP cuts.
1:32:32
Our very rough estimate, and I should caveat that this is a very rough estimate, we don't have the data to do more detail, is that for New York City that would translate to a cut of about $870,000,000 a year.
1:32:45
For a family of three on SNAP that's a loss of about $1,500 a year which is a very real cut.
1:32:52
There are other cuts that are either in play or proposed to other feeding programs.
1:32:59
There was an announcement I think last week that pulled back $1,000,000,000 across the country that was going to help schools and food pantries purchase from local farms.
1:33:11
The snap cut is certainly the elephant in the room, but it's not the only place where we are concerned on the food side.
1:33:19
Realistically, as I said before, I don't see a situation where the city or the city and the state comes in to back fill that in its entirety.
1:33:27
The numbers are just too large, but we certainly share your concern.
1:33:32
We're going to do what we can to educate and advocate, and then we remain committed to programs like the Community Food Connection which helps to supplement but frankly is never intended to be a replacement for SNAP.
Gale A. Brewer
1:33:46
Well, mean, obviously, I'm a big supporter of Westside Campaigning Against Hunger, and the feeling there is to coordinate more of the food programs working with the city because god knows any coordination could help reduce the overall cost.