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SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) is the primary source of nutrition assistance for many low-income families and people. It forms a critical foundation for their health and well-being, lifting millions out of poverty and improving food security.
Despite the program’s success, millions of Americans, including roughly half of all households participating in SNAP, are still food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough food.
This suggests that SNAP’s relatively modest benefits – which average less than $1.40 per person per meal – may not be sufficient to meet the needs of America’s poor.
In our latest paper, we reviewed the research from the last decade that strongly suggests that SNAP benefits fall short of what many people need to purchase and prepare a healthy diet and that additional benefits would improve food insecurity.
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