Report: Food insufficiency grew when SNAP benefits shrank

Two million SNAP households “faced food insufficiency” following the nationwide termination in March of so-called emergency allotments enacted during the pandemic, said researchers from the University of Pennsylvania medical school. “This study shows the severe consequences of reducing SNAP benefit amounts at a time when inflation was causing rapid rises in food prices, and is… » Read More

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