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Your MoneyWorkers & JobsTransparency & AccountabilitySeniors on SNAP would renew every 3 years, not 2, claim $155 for medical bills, and get free delivery if they cannot shop.
Your Money
Medical bills lower the income SNAP counts, which raises your benefit. You could claim a flat $155 instead of saving every receipt.
One- and two-person homes get a benefit floor no matter what the formula says. It would move from 8% to one-third of a full one-person benefit, and it covers all ages.
People on SSI or disability could fill out one form for both. States could use Social Security lists to reach people who never signed up.
Stores would be paid back up to $10 per delivery to bring groceries to SNAP users who are older or disabled and cannot get to a store safely. About $500 million a year would fund it, starting in 2027.
The senior food box program and the farmers' market program now serve people 60 and older. Both would open to low-income adults with disabilities.
The seniors' farmers' market program has no benefit size set in law today. The bill would fix a floor of $35 and a ceiling of $80 per person, and open it to incomes up to 200% of the poverty line.
Households where every adult is older or disabled could go 36 months between renewals. The current limit is 24 months.
States could offer a simpler track for homes where all adults are older or disabled. The renewal interview would be skipped unless you ask.
Stores that take the delivery payment could not bill the shopper. They also could not set a minimum order, raise prices at busy times, or hand you the worst time slots.
Workers & Jobs
Drivers would get the highest minimum wage that applies: federal, state, or city. Stores must meet it to collect the delivery payment.
Drivers would need paid health and safety training before their first run. It must follow current CDC advice.
A store may hire an outside delivery firm. But the drivers must be that firm's employees, not gig contractors.
Transparency & Accountability
Each state would file a plan for running grocery delivery. USDA would have to approve or deny it within 10 days, then post the plan, the decision, and any guidance on its website.
Four funding streams would run only through 2031, including the senior food box program. The SNAP rule changes and delivery money have no end date.
More about this bill
Seniors and disabled adults on SNAP would renew less often and get more money. Renewal would come every 36 months instead of every 24. The smallest monthly benefit would rise from 8% of a full one-person benefit to one-third. That floor covers one- and two-person homes. Homes with medical costs could take a flat $155 deduction in 2027, instead of adding up receipts. That amount would grow each year with medical prices. Applying and renewing would get simpler. States could drop the renewal interview unless you ask for one. People on Social Security disability or SSI could use one joint form for food aid. Stores could be paid up to $10 to deliver groceries free to people who cannot shop. Those stores could not set a minimum order or charge surge pricing. Their drivers would have to be employees, paid at least the local minimum wage. Two food programs for seniors would open to adults with disabilities under 60. Farmers' market benefits would run $35 to $80 per person. Grants would pay for outreach workers, a toll-free hotline, and rides to SNAP offices. About $500 million a year is set aside for delivery. Several other funding streams would run only through 2031.
Congressional Summary
Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026 This bill expands and modifies nutrition programs for older adults and adults with disabilities, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Under the bill, a household's eligibility for SNAP benefits may be certified for 36 months if all adult household members are elderly or disabled, an increase from 24 months. The bill also expands the SNAP medical expense deduction and increases the minimum allotment for households with one and two persons. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an elderly simplified application program that allows a state to implement a streamlined SNAP application and certification process for households where all adult household members are elderly or disabled and have no earned income. The bill also directs USDA to authorize public-private partnerships between USDA, retail food stores participating in SNAP, and community-based organizations to provide free or low-cost food delivery under SNAP, including through the use of private funds. Further, the bill reauthorizes CSFP, provides additional funding for the program, and expands eligibility to include low-income adults with disabilities. CSFP benefits may also be certified for 36 months. Currently, benefits may be certified for not less than one year, but not more than three years. The bill also expands eligibility for the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program to include adults with disabilities, provide a 36-month certification period, and include minimum and maximum benefit amounts. Under the bill, USDA must also establish various related grant programs.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-14
- Date Added
- 2026-04-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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