Description/Abstract
From 2021 to 2023, food insecurity in the United States increased from 10.2% to 13.5%, and food inflation rose to nearly 20%. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - the largest food assistance program, in the U.S. is funded and governed by the Farm Bill – a multi-year federal omnibus bill that provides agriculture and nutrition program funding. The 2018 Farm Bill expired on September 30, 2024, and while funding for SNAP has been extended through a Continuing Resolution, program reauthorization is needed. Negotiations on a new Farm Bill have included SNAP proposals to limit state discretion on work requirements during periods of low job availability, indefinitely freeze the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan, and lift the ban on prepared meals. This brief describes how these proposals could increase food insecurity and suggests way the new Farm Bill could better serve the nutritional needs of low-income households.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Date
10-16-2024
Keywords
Farm Bill, SNAP, Food Insecurity, Food Inflation
Language
English
Series
Policy Briefs Series
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Alyssa Kirk and Shannon Monnat for edits to a previous version of this brief.
Disciplines
Environmental Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Public Policy | Social Welfare
Recommended Citation
Heflin, Colleen and Barbin, Camille. (2024). How Does the Reauthorization of the Farm Bill Impact SNAP? Center for Policy Research. Policy Brief #13. Accessed at: doi.org/10.14305/rt.cpr.2024.1.
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