On March 1, millions of Americans who have been receiving extra SNAP benefits (food stamps) during the COVID-19 pandemic will see those benefits decrease.
This ‘benefits cliff’ represents the steepest ever drop-off in SNAP since the program started, with the average cut estimated to be more than $80 per person, per month.
As this important milestone approaches, is a selection of policy briefs from the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Center for Poverty & Inequality Resarch related to SNAP, all of which contain valuable insights regarding the program’s impact and importance.
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- Karen Nikos-Rose, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu, 530-219-5472