The Trump administration has requested a mountain of personal data from states regarding snap recipients, which will provide support to low-income families for food purchases. (Photo: Getty Images)

Tennessee is ready to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture with sensitive personal data about low-income recipients of federal food stamp aid, a spokesperson for the state Department of Human Services said.

Trump administration Data requests for 50 states were made on May 6th. We seek the name, date of birth, Social Security number and total dollar value of each benefit received for each individual enrolled in the SNAP or Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program over the past five years.

letter In pursuit of data from millions of food stamp recipients across the country, the federal government said it would use the information to “ensure program integrity, including verifying benefits eligibility.”

SNAP recipient data has historically been held by the state government and is contracted to process payments.

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More than 687,000 Tennessees, or about one in 10 state residents – received the benefits as of April. Data posted by the Human Services Bureau. SNAP offers monthly cash benefits loaded on debit cards that are only used for food purchases.

The federal government’s demands were in conjunction with efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce spending across the federal government. Presidential Order by President Donald Trump Stop waste, abuse and fraud in public spending.

The lawsuit filed by advocacy groups on May 22 challenged the Trump administration’s authority to request data. The lawsuit is still ongoing.

Since then, the Trump administration has posted a message that the request was temporarily suspended until “necessary procedural safeguards are met,” but federal officials have pointed out that they will work with state agencies and their payment processors to “prepare for the final transfer of data discussed in the letter (May 6).

It is found in some states refused to obey completely Requests include others in Tennessee and others. signaled they would offer Recipient’s personal information.

“Daniel Cotton, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Human Services, said in an email: