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‘Back to one meal a day’: SNAP benefits drop as food prices climb

Originally posted on NPR. And for hints of long-term effects, look no further than the Great Recession. After Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, SNAP benefits […]

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SNAP benefits will drop for millions of Americans as pandemic aid winds down

Originally posted on NPR. SUMMERS: And she’s right to worry if you ask a number of experts, including pediatrician Megan Sandel. MEGAN SANDEL: Think about what SNAP is. It’s the […]

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Children’s HealthWatch Submits Comments on the Proposed Rule Revisions in the WIC Food Packages

On February 21, 2023, Children’s HealthWatch submitted comments on the proposed rule, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages (FNS2022-0007) issued […]

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Associations of household unmet basic needs and health outcomes among very low birth weight children

Abstract Objective: We examined associations of past year household hardships (housing, energy, food, and healthcare hardships) with postnatal growth, developmental risk, health status, and hospitalization among children 0-36 months born […]

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Some CPS parents are just getting summer 2022 pandemic food benefit cards now, with no explanation

Originally posted on CBS News. Dr. Deborah Frank is a professor of child health and wellbeing at Boston University School of Medicine. “Yes, somebody should be communicating,” Frank said. “So […]

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USDA Proposes Science Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC | What They’re Saying

Originally posted on USDA. Proposed changes promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – This month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA’s […]

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Loss of Child Tax Credit Advance Payments Tied to Higher Food Insecurity

Originally posted on HealthDay. FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Food insufficiency among U.S. households with children increased after they stopped receiving monthly advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments […]

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Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

The six short months of these Child Tax Credit advanced payments clearly made a big difference for American families, a permanent expansion would be a game-changer for reducing child poverty for good. There is more to do to make sure that very low-income families actually get the monthly payments, prompting efforts like GetCTC.org, but a permanent expansion allows resources and awareness to build around the policy in a way that short-term fixes don’t.”

Paul Shafer, Study Senior Author, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, BUSPH

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US Food Insufficiency Spiked by 25% After Monthly Child Tax Credits Expired

Originally posted on Newswise. In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit cash payments ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough […]

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US food insufficiency surged by 25 percent after end of child tax credits: analysis

Originally posted on KTLA News. The percentage of U.S. families who could not afford sufficient food increased substantially in the months after the federal government’s advance child tax credit cash payments […]