An expansion of the federal safety net is all that has prevented “developing-world levels of famine,” one expert said.
Juan Garcia, applying for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.Food prices in the New York area have jumped more than 9% in the last year, according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics The price climb, which took place over the 12 months ending in June, is the steepest in the last 40 years, according to the BLS.
All these factors are putting a strain on both poor and working class families and the food pantries that support them when they need it. By one measure, the money from the SNAP program going to qualifying low-income New York City residents each month has more than doubled in recent years, from $223 million in April 2019 to $463 million this April, said Joel Berg, the CEO of Hunger Free America. Berg estimated that more than $5 billion would be spent this year on SNAP benefits for 1.7 million New Yorkers, and credited the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress for expanding the program.
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