THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LOOKS
TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE THAT COULD
TAKE MILLIONS OFF OF FOOD
STAMPS. AND THAT PROPOSAL IN
WASHINGTON COULD CHANGE HOW
SOME CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN
ARIZONA GET THEIR LUNCHES AT
SCHOOL. NEWS FOUR TUCSON'S
ERIC FINK JOINS US LIVE IN
STUDIO WITH THE STORY.
T-U-S-D GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
THURSDAY. AND SOME OF ITS
STUDENTS WILL BE RECEIVING
FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. THE
PROPOSAL FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WOULD CHANGE WHICH
FAMILIES NATIONALLY
AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR THE
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM OR SNAP... RIGHT
NOW...THE LAW SETS A GROSS
INCOME OF 33- THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP BENEFITS OR
FOOD STAMPS. THE U-S
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ESTIMATES ABOUT 3 MILLION
PEOPLE COULD LOSE THEIR ACCESS
TO FOOD ASSITANCE PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HERE IN
TUCSON...I TALKED WITH T-U-S-
D'S FOOD SERVICES COORDINATOR
ABOUT WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK
LIKE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. our
percentage is just under 70
percent of our students
qualify for free reduced
lunch. Of that, 43 percent are
directly certified meaning
they automatically qualify for
snap benefits or TANF benefits
so it automatically qualifies
them for free meals. THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING TO
SAVE MONEY AND SAYS IT WANTS
TO CLOSE WHAT IT CALLS A
'LOOPHOLE' THAT ALLLOWS STATES
TO GIVE BENEFITS TO FAMILIES
WHO WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE
ELEIGBLE BY RAISING OR DOING
AWAY WITH INCOME LIMITS. WE'LL
HAVE MORE ON THIS STORY COMING
UP AT 10. LIVE IN STUDIO, I'M
ERIC FINK,
