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SNAP
Could a grocery delivery site help get more people signed up for SNAP?
Nov 27, 2024
More than 42 million people get food assistance through SNAP, but many who are eligible don't receive the benefits. Instacart's new tool could help.
Most seniors who are eligible for SNAP aren't getting benefits
Oct 16, 2024
Only about 30% of people 65 and up who are eligible for food assistance through SNAP are getting it.
Latest Census data show an increase in childhood poverty
by
Matt Levin
Sep 13, 2024
Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.
Now that pandemic SNAP benefits have ended, many scramble for food
May 23, 2024
The number of Americans facing food insecurity has increased. People are turning to food pantries, soup kitchens and each other.
Need SNAP benefits? You may have to wait.
Nov 20, 2023
In more than a dozen states, less than 80% of SNAP applications are being processed on time. Before the pandemic, the numbers were much better.
The SNAP work reporting requirement age just rose by one year. It's already affecting who gets benefits.
by
Ali Budner
Sep 11, 2023
The upper age limit for SNAP recipients (able bodied, without dependents) who have to prove they’re working or looking for work at least part time has just risen from age 49 to age 50. Eventually it'll go up to age 54.
More stores are accepting SNAP benefits for online grocery orders
Feb 22, 2023
Here's why it took a pandemic to make it happen, and why the practice is probably here to stay.
For public good, not for profit.
For the 2023 Farm Bill, expect a political showdown over SNAP benefits
Feb 16, 2023
Congress will be debating food aid programs covered by the bill, just as pandemic-era funding increases for food aid expire while grocery costs remain high.
What to expect from the 2023 Farm Bill
Dec 28, 2022
Advocates for everything from nutrition programs to tribal food sovereignty to climate and sustainability initiatives will be keeping an eye on the bill next year.
On Buffalo’s east side, inflation intensifies the daily struggle to buy food
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Nela Richardson
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 2, 2022
“I have to get less food,” one shopper said. “So I plan very carefully with my food stamps.”