Millions of people with low incomes in the U.S. are experiencing a hunger cliff since temporary increases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit allotments during the COVID-19 pandemic ended in early 2023. The Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023 (H.R. 3037/S. 1336), introduced by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), would address this hunger cliff and improve food security and health by improving SNAP benefit adequacy for all participants. Learn more in FRAC’s new fact sheet.
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Challenges in Researching the Diets of SNAP Recipients – Addressing Methodological Flaws and Emphasizing SNAP as an Anti-Hunger Program