Food insecurity rose among Black and Hispanic households, single-parent households, and households with children during the pandemic. More people also enrolled in government programs combating food insecurity compared to pre-pandemic years.
The US government added extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the pandemic. These emergency allotments officially ended on March 1, 2023 (although some states had previously already stopped issuing the benefits). These allotments impacted the 41 million Americans receiving SNAP food-buying benefits.
