Statement from LeadingAge on Potential Changes to SNAP for Seniors
Low-income seniors rely on program for nutrition assistance.

WASHINGTON, D.C., (April 18, 2018)—As the House Agriculture Committee begins markup on the 2018 farm bill, which includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said today:

“Almost 5 million people aged 60 and over depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for an adequate diet. The 4.8 million seniors covered by SNAP represent 11 percent of the population SNAP serves.