Individual and Family Services NAICS 6241

Jan 12, 2026 - Trump Administration Threatens To Withhold SNAP Benefits

• The Trump administration said in December 2025 that it will withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding from states led by Democrats if they don't provide recipient data, but Minnesota is the only state affected as of early January 2026. Individual and family services may see greater demand for a variety of services if loss of SNAP funding increases stress on individuals and families already struggling with other issues. A district court judge has blocked the US Department of Agriculture from ceasing payments to Minnesota for federal food assistance unless the state recertified all households receiving SNAP benefits. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave Minnesota a 30-day deadline in December 2025 to conduct in-person interviews for more than 100,000 households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
• President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution that funds the federal government through January. Some programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), could be restored within hours of the signing while restoration of others could take longer, according to the New York Times. The federal government shutdown suspended the distribution of food stamp benefits to low-income families via SNAP. Congress must enact interim or full-year funding appropriations for agencies and programs whose continued operation depends on annual appropriation acts. When Congress fails to enact interim or full-year appropriations, it may enact short-term measures known as continuing resolutions to keep the government funded for a few days, weeks, or months at previous levels until final budgeting decisions are made. Reductions or limitations to SNAP can increase hunger and food insecurity and reduce the ability to afford other essentials, which may increase demand for individual and family services.

• Growth in personal income and higher net worth are expected to result in a 3.9% increase in charitable giving in 2025, according to the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The projected increase is greater than the average growth rate of giving since 2005, and is expected to surpass 10-year, 25-year, and 40-year annualized growth averages. The average rate of growth for giving from 2005 to 2014 — a period covering the 2007-08 financial crisis and subsequent recession — was 1%. The average growth rate from 2015 to 2024 is expected to have been 1.9%.
• Individual and family service industry employment and wages for nonsupervisory employees increased slightly during the first seven months of 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individual and family services industry sales are forecast to grow at a 2.83% compounded annual rate from 2025 to 2029, slower than the growth of the overall economy.