""We are very, very worried that student basic needs insecurity will be increasing dramatically over the next few years," said Bryce McKibben, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center."
""[SNAP] is our first line of defense against hunger. It reduces health care-related issues and it bolsters local economies," said Gina Plata-Nino, interim director of the SNAP, Food Research & Action Center. "It also provides jobs; it provides federal income taxes. And all of this is going to be threatened.""
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. college students experience some form of basic needs insecurity, lacking stable housing and/or consistent access to food. The One Big Beautiful Bill creates major higher-education changes, including a new tax rate for university endowments and accountability metrics tied to graduate income. The bill includes $186 billion in cuts to SNAP and imposes work requirements for adults 18 to 64 to receive benefits. SNAP funding is currently at risk amid a government shutdown, and some states expect to run out of SNAP dollars as early as Nov. 1. These changes threaten student financial wellness and may hinder persistence and completion.
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