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Food Assistance

Food Insecurity Increased in 2022, With Severe Impact on Households With Children and Ongoing Racial Inequities

October 26, 2023 | Lauren Hall

Blog

Food Assistance

Looming WIC Funding Shortfall Would Jeopardize Access to WIC’s Proven Benefits and Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic Families

October 26, 2023 | Katie Bergh and Lauren Hall

Blog

Food Assistance

4 Ways SNAP Provides Key Benefits to Workers and Their Families

October 18, 2023 | Joseph Llobrera

Blog

Food Assistance

Puerto Rico and Other Territories Should Get Food Assistance Equity in Upcoming Farm Bill

September 27, 2023 | Javier Balmaceda

Blog

Food Assistance

House Republicans’ SNAP Amendments Would Take Food Away From More Than 1 Million Low-Income People

September 26, 2023 | Dottie Rosenbaum

Blog

Food Assistance

End of SNAP’s Temporary Emergency Allotments Resulted in Substantial Benefit Cut

September 21, 2023 | Lauren Hall

Blog

Food Assistance

Young Children and New Parents in Every State Could Be Turned Away From WIC or Have Their Benefits Cut Under Pending Appropriations Bills

September 12, 2023 | Zoë Neuberger and Katie Bergh

Blog

Food Assistance

600,000 Young Children and New Parents Could Be Turned Away Unless Congress Adheres to a 25-Year Bipartisan Commitment to Fully Fund WIC

September 11, 2023 | Zoë Neuberger and Katie Bergh

Report

Food Assistance

What We Measure Matters: Enhanced Performance Metrics for SNAP and Medicaid Would Promote a More Human-Centered Delivery System

August 30, 2023 | Alicia Huguelet , Dottie Rosenbaum and Jennifer Wagner

Report

Food Assistance

Hundreds of Thousands of Young Children and Postpartum Adults Would Be Turned Away from WIC under House and Senate Funding Levels

July 26, 2023 | Katie Bergh and Zoë Neuberger

Blog

Food Assistance

About 500,000 Adults Will Soon Lose SNAP Due to Return of Work-Reporting Requirements; Another 750,000 Older Adults Newly at Risk

July 12, 2023 | Ed Bolen

Blog

Food Assistance

WIC Needs Additional Funding to Avoid Forcing New Parents and Young Children Onto Waiting Lists

June 12, 2023 | Zoë Neuberger

Report

Food Assistance

Debt Ceiling Agreement’s SNAP Changes Would Increase Hunger and Poverty for Many Older Low-Income People; New Exemptions Would Help Some Others

May 31, 2023 | Katie Bergh and Dottie Rosenbaum

Statement

Federal Budget

Debt Ceiling Agreement Reflects Improvements Over House Bill, Harmful Provisions Remain

May 28, 2023 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Food Assistance

House Republicans’ Agriculture Appropriations Bill Would Cut WIC Benefits for 5 Million Participants, Put SNAP Benefits at Risk for 1 Million Older Adults

May 23, 2023 | Katie Bergh and Zoë Neuberger

Blog

Food Assistance

Most Working-Age SNAP Participants Work But Job Instability Overstates Joblessness in Some Analyses

May 19, 2023 | Joseph Llobrera

Blog

Federal Budget

Roundup: Analyzing House Republicans’ Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill

May 9, 2023 | CBPP

Statement

Federal Budget

House Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill Cuts Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Income Support, and Other National Priorities, Gives Billions to Wealthy Tax Cheats

April 26, 2023 | Sharon Parrott

Blog

Food Assistance

Speaker McCarthy’s SNAP Proposal Would Take Food Away From Older Adults for Not Meeting Work Requirements

April 24, 2023 | Dottie Rosenbaum

Report

Federal Budget

McCarthy Bill Uses Debt Ceiling to Force Harmful Policies, Deep Cuts

April 24, 2023 | Sharon Parrott , Samantha Jacoby , Allison Orris , LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. , David Reich and Dottie Rosenbaum

Testimony

Food Assistance

Building on SNAP’s Effectiveness in the Farm Bill

April 19, 2023 | Ty Jones Cox

Report

Food Assistance

Families, Older People in Every State at Risk Under Proposed SNAP Rule That Would Take Food Away for Not Meeting Work Requirements

March 28, 2023 | Ed Bolen , Dottie Rosenbaum and Catlin Nchako

Report

Food Assistance

House Republicans’ Proposals Could Take Food Away From Millions of Low-Income Individuals and Families

March 20, 2023 | Katie Bergh and Dottie Rosenbaum

Timeline

Food Assistance

Understanding the Impact of the End of the Public Health Emergency and COVID-19 Waivers on SNAP Households

March 15, 2023

Report

Poverty and Inequality

Expanding Work Requirements Would Make It Harder for People to Meet Basic Needs

March 15, 2023 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. , Ed Bolen , Laura Harker , Allison Orris and Alicia Mazzara

Statement

Federal Budget

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

March 9, 2023 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Poverty and Inequality

Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

March 6, 2023 | CBPP

Blog

Food Assistance

Setting the Record Straight About SNAP Spending and the Upcoming Farm Bill

February 24, 2023 | Dottie Rosenbaum

Blog

Food Assistance

SNAP Is and Remains Our Most Effective Tool to Combat Hunger

February 14, 2023 | Ty Jones Cox

Blog

Food Assistance

WIC Coverage Steady in 2020 During COVID, But Has Been Falling Longer Term

February 6, 2023 | Lauren Hall

Report

Food Assistance

Temporary Pandemic SNAP Benefits Will End in Remaining 35 States in March 2023

February 6, 2023 | Dottie Rosenbaum , Katie Bergh and Lauren Hall

Commentary

Poverty and Inequality

State of the Union, Budget Offer Opportunities to Put Forward Vision for Stronger, More Prosperous Nation

February 2, 2023 | Sharon Parrott

Fact Sheet

Food Assistance

States Are Using Much-Needed Temporary Flexibility in SNAP to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges

January 25, 2023

Blog

Food Assistance

SNAP Linked to Better Health Throughout Life and Lower Health Care Costs

January 11, 2023 | Joseph Llobrera

Blog

Food Assistance

Permanent Summer Grocery Benefits Are a Big Win for Children in Low-Income Families, Despite Disappointing Tradeoffs

December 20, 2022 | Zoë Neuberger and Katie Bergh

Statement

Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

December 20, 2022 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Food Assistance

SNAP Is Linked With Improved Health Outcomes and Lower Health Care Costs

December 14, 2022 | Steven Carlson and Joseph Llobrera

Video

Food Assistance

SNAP: Fighting Hunger & Feeding Futures

December 7, 2022

Report

Food Assistance

WIC Coordination With Medicaid and SNAP

November 14, 2022 | Zoë Neuberger and Lauren Hall

Report

Food Assistance

State WIC Agencies Use Federal Flexibility to Streamline Enrollment

November 14, 2022 | Zoë Neuberger and Lauren Hall

Report

Food Assistance

The Historical Determinants of Food Insecurity in Native Communities

October 4, 2022 | Sara Usha Maillacheruvu

Policy Basics

Food Assistance

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

September 27, 2022

Blog

Food Assistance

New Food Insecurity Data Highlight Need for Permanent Summer EBT Program

September 15, 2022 | Katie Bergh

Blog

Food Assistance

Food Insecurity at a Two-Decade Low for Households With Kids, Signaling Successful Relief Efforts

September 9, 2022 | Joseph Llobrera

Report

Food Assistance

Recent Increase in SNAP Purchasing Power Invests in Children’s Health and Well-Being

August 29, 2022 | Joseph Llobrera

Blog

Food Assistance

SNAP Benefit Adjustments Will Help Low-Income Households Cope With Food Inflation

August 12, 2022 | Joseph Llobrera

Testimony

Poverty and Inequality

The Nation Has Made Progress Against Poverty But Policy Advances Are Needed to Reduce Still-High Hardship

July 28, 2022 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Poverty and Inequality

For LGBTQ People, Recent Anti-Discrimination Advances Could Lessen Barriers to Economic Inclusion

June 29, 2022 | Ali Zane

Report

Food Assistance

Infant Formula Shortage Highlights WIC’s Critical Role in Feeding Babies

June 22, 2022 | Zoë Neuberger , Katie Bergh and Lauren Hall

Testimony

Poverty and Inequality

Robust COVID Relief Achieved Historic Gains Against Poverty and Hardship, Bolstered Economy

June 14, 2022 | Sharon Parrott