About 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to food aid under federal rule changes

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 301

Last Updated: 3 days, 13 hours ago

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Some 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to the food benefits known as SNAP because of federal changes to the program, Gov. Andy Beshear said in a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Kentucky’s congressional delegation on Wednesday.

Beshear said that number includes 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors. He asked that federal officials “take action to ensure our most vulnerable citizens, including children and the elderly, do not go hungry …

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