Americans Go Hungry, Economic Growth Under Pressure as SNAP Benefits Expire
- Enhanced SNAP grocery benefits ended in 32 states in March
- Morgan Stanley sees $50 billion annualized impact on Q1 GDP
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About 8 million Americans that received enhanced food-assistance benefits have been going hungry ever since the program ended earlier this year. It’s also hitting economic growth.
One in four households that received additional pandemic-era food subsidies say they “sometimes” or “often” don’t have enough to eat ever since the program was lifted in 32 states on March 1, according to a Census Bureau analysis published Thursday.