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  • Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
    8/23/2023
    Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
  • Federal food and nutrition assistance spending fell in FY 2022, but remained higher than in prepandemic years
    8/21/2023
    Federal food and nutrition assistance spending fell in FY 2022, but remained higher than in prepandemic years
  • USDA’s School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program once again served the most meals in FY 2022
    8/21/2023
    USDA’s School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program once again served the most meals in FY 2022
  • Economic conditions influence SNAP participation
    8/21/2023
    Economic conditions influence SNAP participation
  • SNAP spending rose higher, faster after start of pandemic than after start of Great Recession
    8/21/2023
    SNAP spending rose higher, faster after start of pandemic than after start of Great Recession
  • Timeline of Federal food and nutrition assistance policy developments, FY 2022
    8/21/2023
    Timeline of Federal food and nutrition assistance policy developments, FY 2022
  • Total participation in WIC increased in fiscal year 2022, first rise in more than a decade
    8/8/2023
    Total participation in WIC increased in fiscal year 2022, first rise in more than a decade
  • U.S. households with children headed by single females used food pantries more than others over last two decades
    8/1/2023
    U.S. households with children headed by single females used food pantries more than others over last two decades
  • Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
    7/19/2023
    Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
  • Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal years 1980–2022
    7/19/2023
    Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal years 1980–2022
  • Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
    6/21/2023
    Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
  • Child food insufficiency continues to vary widely across racial and ethnic groups
    4/6/2023
    Child food insufficiency continues to vary widely across racial and ethnic groups
  • Disability status can affect food security among U.S. households
    11/14/2022
    Disability status can affect food security among U.S. households
  • SNAP participation varied across States from 2019 to 2021
    11/9/2022
    SNAP participation varied across States from 2019 to 2021
  • Changes in food insecurity prevalence varied across U.S. population subgroups in 2021
    11/7/2022
    Changes in food insecurity prevalence varied across U.S. population subgroups in 2021
  • Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
    10/24/2022
    Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
  • Online SNAP and P-EBT redemptions totaled $9.7 billion in first two years of pandemic
    10/18/2022
    Online SNAP and P-EBT redemptions totaled $9.7 billion in first two years of pandemic
  • USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 224 billion meals from 1971 through 2021
    10/6/2022
    USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 224 billion meals from 1971 through 2021
  • Food insecurity rates differ across U.S. States
    9/19/2022
    Food insecurity rates differ across U.S. States
  • Federal crop insurance premiums and subsidies
    9/15/2022
    Federal crop insurance premiums and subsidies
  • Acres covered under crop insurance by program type
    9/15/2022
    Acres covered under crop insurance by program type
  • Food insecurity in U.S. households with children reached two-decade low in 2021
    9/12/2022
    Food insecurity in U.S. households with children reached two-decade low in 2021
  • Trends in prevalence rates of food insecurity and very low food security in U.S. households, 2001–21
    9/7/2022
    Trends in prevalence rates of food insecurity and very low food security in U.S. households, 2001–21
  • U.S. household food insecurity in 2021 unchanged from 2020
    9/7/2022
    U.S. household food insecurity in 2021 unchanged from 2020
  • Timeline of Federal food assistance policy developments, FY 2021
    9/6/2022
    Timeline of Federal food assistance policy developments, FY 2021
  • USDA inflation-adjusted spending on food and nutrition assistance rose to record $182.5 billion in fiscal year 2021
    9/6/2022
    USDA inflation-adjusted spending on food and nutrition assistance rose to record $182.5 billion in fiscal year 2021
  • Summer Food Service Program led growth in USDA child nutrition programs in most of FY 2021
    9/6/2022
    Summer Food Service Program led growth in USDA child nutrition programs in most of FY 2021
  • Child participation in WIC program increased during the pandemic
    9/6/2022
    Child participation in WIC program increased during the pandemic
  • Farmers to Families Food Box Program distributed millions of food boxes nationwide during pandemic)
    9/6/2022
    Farmers to Families Food Box Program distributed millions of food boxes nationwide during pandemic)
  • Total SNAP benefits rose in FY 2021 after temporary benefit increase, emergency allotment revision
    9/6/2022
    Total SNAP benefits rose in FY 2021 after temporary benefit increase, emergency allotment revision
  • Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
    8/30/2022
    Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
  • Child participation in WIC increased in 2021, first time in more than a decade
    7/26/2022
    Child participation in WIC increased in 2021, first time in more than a decade
  • SNAP spending reached record high of $113.8 billion in fiscal year 2021
    7/25/2022
    SNAP spending reached record high of $113.8 billion in fiscal year 2021
  • USDA’s temporary Farmers to Families Food Box Program delivered 176.4 million food boxes from May 2020 through May 2021
    7/21/2022
    USDA’s temporary Farmers to Families Food Box Program delivered 176.4 million food boxes from May 2020 through May 2021
  • Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
    7/19/2022
    Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
  • Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021
    7/14/2022
    Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021