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On Buffalo’s east side, inflation intensifies the daily struggle to buy food

by Kai Ryssdal , Nela Richardson and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 2, 2022
“I have to get less food,” one shopper said. “So I plan very carefully with my food stamps.”
Shoppers at a mobile farmers market in east Buffalo, New York, where many residents struggle with access to grocery stores.
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How SNAP expands to help after a natural disaster

by Samantha Fields
Oct 5, 2022
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP, helps people access food aid or replace groceries damaged by disasters like Hurricane Ian.
Though Florida residents can seek free water and food through volunteer services, they can also apply for emergency food assistance through SNAP.
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School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.

by Samantha Fields
Jun 30, 2022
There are a lot of benefits to making school lunch and other social benefits more universal. But, yes, it's expensive to do.
Despite the popularity of universal free lunches during the pandemic, lawmakers allowed the program to expire.
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For people on benefits, inflation adjustments lag behind

by Amanda Peacher
Dec 10, 2021
Social security and SNAP benefits are adjusted every year for inflation. While that tends to be enough in normal years, it's not enough right now.
For those on fixed incomes, inflated prices on everyday items like rent and food can hit particularly hard.
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Joe Manchin is calling for a work requirement for the child tax credit. Would that be effective?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 20, 2021
The revamped CTC provides a monthly check to families — without requiring an income.
The new child tax credit is distributed to families on a monthly basis.
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What a $30 monthly increase in food stamps means for recipients

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 17, 2021
The Biden administration is giving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits their largest permanent increase.
The SNAP food assistance program has about 42 million recipients as of May. The Biden administration is expanding the program to reduce food insecurity.
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Pandemic food benefit expands for qualifying children through summer

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 5, 2021
Researchers think this temporary expansion could bring permanent changes to the SNAP program.
For many kids, school is the main way to get any lunch at all.
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The latest pandemic relief measure increases SNAP benefits

by Samantha Fields
Jan 5, 2021
Advocates say the food assistance increase should help reduce food insecurity for households that qualify.
The increase in SNAP benefits, plus an additional $300 a month in federal unemployment benefits, should help reduce food insecurity.
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The pandemic economy is changing the way Americans buy groceries

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 21, 2020
Now that expanded relief benefits are gone, more people will likely rely on SNAP benefits.
A man shops for groceries at a Seattle supermarket. The downturn has propelled millions of Americans into the federal nutrition assistance program.
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Rising food prices make it harder for families on assistance programs to get by

by Jasmine Garsd
Aug 12, 2020
With the pandemic, there are now 43 million people signed up for food assistance through SNAP.
One food bank network director says that even during good times, "the SNAP subsidy is often not sufficient."
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