This week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will update the Thrifty Food Plan, which is used to calculate monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This update will increase the benefit to better reflect the true cost of a healthy and nutritious diet, helping food insecure families across the country put food on the table. PPI’s Director of Social Policy, Veronica Goodman, released the following statement:
“SNAP is one of our most effective and far reaching anti-hunger programs that helps to feed over 42 million Americans each month. However, for many families, benefits are not enough and run out well before the end of the month. This update by the USDA will better support working families, especially those with children, and we applaud the Biden Administration for this action. No family should face food insecurity in America.”
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