SNAP Cuts Could Lead to ‘Hunger Cliff,’ Experts Fear

A pandemic-related boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was cut in every state on March 1, meaning millions of Americans are faced with figuring out new ways to put food on the table. The average SNAP household will lose $90 in benefits by March and be reduced to a “meager” $6 per day per person, according to a spokesperson from the USDA. Navigating a post-COVID America on pre-COVID-level SNAP benefits might be more of a struggle for others, like the elderly and the chronically ill. Especially now that inflation has caused food prices to balloon by nearly 10 percent since last year, according to the Department of Agriculture. Anti-hunger advocates fear the newly reduced SNAP benefits will drive millions of people to a “hunger cliff” and deeper into poverty as they search for ways to pay for food. Read more from The Hill here.