These are the New Yorkers who could lose SNAP benefits under Trump rules

New York City officials and food pantry organizers say thousands of SNAP recipients are at risk of losing their benefits under President Trump’s sweeping tax cut measure. 

Republicans say the tax and spending package is meant to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse,” but the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will primarily benefit the wealthy, leaving the poorest families worse off. 

The new law unleashes a series of new measures that food advocates say will effectively push people off SNAP, which helps 1.8 million New Yorkers afford their groceries every month. The cuts slash payments for some, kick others completely off the program and require thousands more to show proof they are working consistently if they want to keep their SNAP.