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As Emergency Aid Ends, More Americans on SNAP Support Are Losing Their Homes
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More Americans receiving government food assistance said they lost their homes last month, according to a new survey by software firm Propel Inc., just as an emergency benefit expires for tens of millions of people.
Some 9.2% of respondents in Propel’s monthly online survey said they’d suffered eviction or foreclosure in February, up from 8.5% in January and the highest number in data going back to 2020, according to the findings published Tuesday. The share of respondents saying they’d stayed in shelters also rose to a record high of 6%. More people reported eating less, visiting food pantries and running out of food compared with the previous month.