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SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot rollout from April to July 2020 reduced food insufficiency among low-income households overall and in some subgroups

Horizontal bar chart showing estimated changes in food insufficiency among low-income households overall and by race, presence of children in home, age, and marital status from April to July 2020.

Researchers from USDA, Economic Research Service and three academic institutions found that the rollout of USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Online Purchasing Pilot from April to July 2020 reduced food insufficiency among low-income households during the early days of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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