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  • SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
  • Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
  • WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
  • P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
    10/4/2021
    P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
  • Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
    8/25/2021
    Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
  • Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
    8/4/2021
    Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
  • Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
    7/6/2021
    Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
  • Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
    6/24/2021
    Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
  • SNAP and P-EBT accounted for more than one-ninth of total food-at-home spending from April to September 2020
    6/7/2021
    SNAP and P-EBT accounted for more than one-ninth of total food-at-home spending from April to September 2020
  • Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $122.1 billion in 2020
    4/23/2021
    Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $122.1 billion in 2020
  • Online redemptions of SNAP and P-EBT benefits rapidly expanded throughout 2020
    4/16/2021
    Online redemptions of SNAP and P-EBT benefits rapidly expanded throughout 2020
  • SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions surpassed prior 3-year average in 2020
    4/8/2021
    SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions surpassed prior 3-year average in 2020
  • SNAP participation fell between 2013 and 2019 across United States
    1/21/2021
    SNAP participation fell between 2013 and 2019 across United States
  • One-third of U.S. counties in 2018 had one or more farmers markets that accepted SNAP benefits
    11/18/2020
    One-third of U.S. counties in 2018 had one or more farmers markets that accepted SNAP benefits
  • SNAP participation and spending respond to economic conditions
    10/7/2020
    SNAP participation and spending respond to economic conditions
  • Federal spending on food assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2019 at lowest level since FY 2009
    8/21/2020
    Federal spending on food assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2019 at lowest level since FY 2009
  • Number of people receiving SNAP benefits is linked to the strength of the economy
    5/13/2020
    Number of people receiving SNAP benefits is linked to the strength of the economy
  • Higher SNAP benefits expand spending on food, and on other goods and services
    4/29/2020
    Higher SNAP benefits expand spending on food, and on other goods and services
  • ICYMI... SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
    12/17/2019
    ICYMI... SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
  • Most States that distribute SNAP benefits over more than 15 days per month are in the South and Midwest
    11/8/2019
    Most States that distribute SNAP benefits over more than 15 days per month are in the South and Midwest
  • ICYMI... Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in 46 States from 2013 to 2018
    11/5/2019
    ICYMI... Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in 46 States from 2013 to 2018
  • Impact of additional SNAP benefits varies by major industry group
    10/9/2019
    Impact of additional SNAP benefits varies by major industry group
  • Older adults make up more of the SNAP caseload than a decade ago
    9/13/2019
    Older adults make up more of the SNAP caseload than a decade ago
  • Expanded SNAP benefits would raise Gross Domestic Product
    8/21/2019
    Expanded SNAP benefits would raise Gross Domestic Product
  • Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in 46 States from 2013 to 2018
    7/18/2019
    Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in 46 States from 2013 to 2018
  • Slightly over 12 percent of U.S. residents participated in SNAP in 2018
    6/4/2019
    Slightly over 12 percent of U.S. residents participated in SNAP in 2018
  • SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
    5/7/2019
    SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
  • 2018 Farm Act maintains current work requirements for USDA’s SNAP program
    2/26/2019
    2018 Farm Act maintains current work requirements for USDA’s SNAP program
  • How labor markets are defined matters when gauging SNAP participants’ response to economic conditions
    10/18/2018
    How labor markets are defined matters when gauging SNAP participants’ response to economic conditions
  • Income sources vary among SNAP households with different compositions
    10/2/2018
    Income sources vary among SNAP households with different compositions
  • Forty-four States allowed households to apply online for SNAP benefits in 2016
    9/18/2018
    Forty-four States allowed households to apply online for SNAP benefits in 2016
  • Percent of residents participating in SNAP varies across States
    9/14/2018
    Percent of residents participating in SNAP varies across States
  • Share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households by type of income, FY 2016
    9/13/2018
    Share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households by type of income, FY 2016
  • Expenditures for USDA’s food assistance programs declined in fiscal 2017
    7/23/2018
    Expenditures for USDA’s food assistance programs declined in fiscal 2017
  • Economic conditions, legislation, and demographics influence the age composition of the SNAP caseload
    6/12/2018
    Economic conditions, legislation, and demographics influence the age composition of the SNAP caseload
  • SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, fiscal 1994-2015
    5/17/2018
    SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, fiscal 1994-2015