Overview

• USDA canceled the annual Household Food Security Report, labeling it redundant, costly, politicized, and even “subjective, liberal fodder,” according to its news release.
• Feeding America and No Kid Hungry said the loss will create gaps in tracking food insecurity and evaluating solutions, even as recent policy shifts reshape access to assistance.
• The decision follows the July passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which the CBO estimates cuts SNAP by $187 billion through 2034 and reduces or terminates benefits for around 4 million people.
• Advocates dispute USDA’s claim that food insecurity trends are “virtually unchanged,” pointing to USDA’s own 2024 release showing sharp increases from 2021 to 2023 and to rising demand at food banks.
• Reactions varied at the state level, with Nebraska’s DHHS saying it does not use the survey, while local advocates reported about 90,000 more Nebraskans were food insecure from 2021 to 2023 and warned the cut will hinder targeting help.