Non-Citizens, Including Refugees, Will Lose Access to Food Stamps in Wisconsin on July 1

Big changes are coming as it relates to who will be eligible for food stamps in Wisconsin. According to the Hunger Task Force, a number of non-U.S. citizens will no longer be eligible for the state’s FoodShare program, effective July 1.

Reno Wright, the food bank’s director of public policy and advocacy, said the changes will affect about 7,200 residents statewide. The Hunger Task Force added 63% of those residents live in Milwaukee County.

The changes are part of the sweeping budget bill President Donald Trump pushed for and signed into law last year, referring to it as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”

Under the new federal law, food stamps are now reserved for U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents with some exceptions for other immigrants with legal status.

Undocumented immigrants were never eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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People already in the program will be kicked off FoodShare at the end of their 12-month cycle.

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DHS communications officials confirmed on Wednesday the state will be sending letters out to people whose eligibility in about to end.

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