WKAR

As USDA begins gathering data on food stamp recipients, it widens its ask of states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling states to begin turning over sensitive data on applicants to the food assistance program previously known as food stamps. The agency has recently expanded ...
csis.org

The Last U.S. Hunger Data: What We Lose with the Termination of the USDA’s Household Food Security in the United States Report

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Household Food Security in the United States report, assessing that 13.7 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2024, ...
WUNC

At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA

Since late July, most Democratic-led states have refused to give in to an unprecedented demand from the Trump administration to turn over personal information on federal food assistance recipients ...
WUNC

USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status, ...