Roughly 32 million people now receiving less government food assistance. Learn more in this America Counts story.





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Impact of the End of Extra SNAP Benefits

Households in states that were temporarily distributing extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits experienced lower levels of food insufficiency during most months of 2022 and early 2023 than those in states distributing standard SNAP amounts, according to the Household Pulse Survey (HPS).

March 1 marked the end of these additional pandemic-related benefits, or emergency allotments (EA), in 32 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in smaller monthly SNAP payments for roughly 32 million people.

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The latest HPS data released last week marked the first full period of data collection after most households received lower SNAP amounts.

These data reveal that 1 in 4 households receiving SNAP benefits in states impacted by the March 1 policy change now report ?sometimes? or ?often? not having enough to eat.

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