"About 40,000 adult SNAP recipients are at risk of losing their food assistance due to the new federal law, according to the Meeting the Moment: SNAP Cuts and the Local Fallout report released Tuesday by Boston Indicator, a research center at the nonprofit Boston Foundation. That figure translates to roughly 7% of adults who use SNAP in the Boston area."
"The report states that as of July 2025, Greater Boston accounted for 56 percent of Massachusetts' SNAP caseload-361,473 cases and 578,686 clients. The largest concentrations are in cities such as Lawrence and Brockton, where more than one-third of residents rely on SNAP benefits. Residents of Lowell, Lynn, Chelsea, Randolph, Wareham, Methuen, and Haverhill also heavily rely on food assistance, with between 22 and 28 percent of people in those cities receiving benefits."
About 40,000 adult SNAP recipients in Greater Boston are at risk of losing food assistance under the One Big Beautiful Bill, representing roughly 7% of local adult SNAP users. Approximately 9,600 legally present immigrants in Massachusetts may lose SNAP eligibility under the new rules. The law includes cuts and reforms to safety-net programs, tightens work and eligibility requirements, and shifts tax benefits toward higher-income households while reducing support for lower-income families. Greater Boston accounts for 56 percent of the state's SNAP caseload—361,473 cases and 578,686 clients—with particularly high reliance in several cities including Lawrence, Brockton, and Boston.
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