An estimated 700,000 people nationally will lose food stamp benefits because of changes ordered this week by the Trump administration — but that may include just a tiny group of 82 Utahns.
That’s because the changes apply mostly to areas that had relatively high unemployment or job scarcity recently, and Utah’s economy has boomed for years. The only Utahns likely facing loss of food stamps from the changes are in San Juan County, the state’s poorest.
“There is, of course, the question of will these customers be able to afford to put food on the table. And what will the quality of the food be?