Millions Face ‘Hunger Cliff’ in U.S.

Date: 13 February 2023 - 21:38

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WASHINGTON (Dispatches) -- Millions of Americans are facing a “hunger cliff,” as more than thirty states plan to phase out emergency food stamp benefits next month, a report says. The cuts, which will take effect in March, will impact more than 30 million people who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) across 32 states, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture. “This hunger cliff is coming to the vast majority of states, and people will on average lose about $82 of SNAP benefits a month,” Ellen Vollinger, director for SNAP at the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), told CBS News.”That is a stunning number.”