IntroductionAfter peaking during the Great Recession, food insecurity rates in the United States had been falling dramatically since 2010. While the expiration of some pandemic-related safety-net expansions coincided with the food insecurity rate increases in 2022, food insecurity rates also increased from 2019 to 2022, making the end of pandemic-relief an unlikely culprit for this rise. By comparing food insecurity trends for 2019 and 2022, we eliminate most of the short-term pandemic-related financial assistance as a potential reason for the rise in food insecurity. “Do High Food Prices Increase Food Insecurity in the United States?” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 35 (October): 679–707. “A Proposal to Reconstruct the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) into a Universal Basic Income Program for Food.” Food Policy 101 (May).

Source: Wall Street Journal March 12, 2024 10:45 UTC