On November 11, 2026, 2026, the D.C. Policy Center was cited in the Washington Informer about how upcoming changes to SNAP will affect District residents:
An October D.C. Policy Center analysis found that 21,000 District recipients face new work requirements under previously enacted legislation. The latest USDA proposal is separate, and federal officials have not released estimates showing how many additional Washington residents could lose assistance.
The D.C. Policy Center projects that the District could face approximately $84 million in additional annual SNAP expenses beginning in 2030, assuming participation, spending, and payment error rates remain unchanged.
“These costs cannot be filled by a one-time rearrangement of funds or single-year revenue increases; they are recurring expenses needed to maintain an existing program on which thousands of D.C. residents rely,” D.C. Policy Center researcher Meredith Gavin wrote.