Overview

• The Preventive Medicine study finds food insufficiency rose 5 percentage points after states ended COVID-era SNAP emergency allotments.
• Difficulty affording household expenses increased 8 percentage points, with households with children experiencing larger impacts.
• Researchers analyzed U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey data from states that ended emergency allotments in 2021 and 2022.
• The findings arrive as the CBO projects the OBBBA will reduce SNAP outlays by $186 billion over the next decade and expand work reporting rules.
• Study authors warn state cost shifts and stricter reporting could leave an estimated 2.4 million people without support as food pantries face limited capacity.