Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: SNAP Is Responding to Increased Need, Early Evidence Shows
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news:
By Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Fellow
SNAP (food stamps) responds quickly to increased need, such as during economic downturns and natural disasters, and the economic crisis spurred by COVID-19 is no exception. Indeed, the rise in the number of SNAP participants in recent weeks is unprecedented, with 2 million (14 percent) more people accessing benefits between February and April in . . .
By Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Fellow
SNAP (food stamps) responds quickly to increased need, such as during economic downturns and natural disasters, and the economic crisis spurred by COVID-19 is no exception. Indeed, the rise in the number of SNAP participants in recent weeks is unprecedented, with 2 million (14 percent) more people accessing benefits between February and April in . . .