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You Spoke, We Listened: The Challenges of Purchasing Healthy Food with SNAP Benefits

August 09, 2021 Rich Lucas, Deputy Administrator for Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service

As directed by Congress in 2018, USDA is re-evaluating the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP)—the estimated cost of an affordable, nutritious diet. The TFP is used to calculate SNAP benefit levels. To complement the re-evaluation efforts and gather insights from those who will be impacted by the result, USDA...

Equity Food and Nutrition