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The new report paints a sobering picture of post-pandemic hardship with “statistically significant” increases in food insecurity across multiple categories.WASHINGTON — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown.across multiple categories. Using a representative survey sample of roughly 32,000 American households the report said 12.
Increased benefits and more relaxed enrollment rules for SNAP — the foundational government assistance program commonly known as food stamps — didn't end until early this year. But a host of other federal and state-level pandemic aid initiatives wound down last year. One key national change that Henchy highlighted was the end of universal free school lunches for all students, a policy that ended over the summer of 2022.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the survey results “unacceptable" and said the rising level of need “should be a wake-up call to those wanting to further roll back our anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs.”
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