The food insecurity rate is currently at 13.5%, the highest in 9 years.
The food insecurity rate had declined in 2021 when the government ramped up safety net spending to cushion economic blows from the pandemic. But now more than 1 in 8 Americans couldn’t get enough food for themselves or their families at least some of the time.
https://theconversation.com/us-food-insecurity-rate-rose-to-13-5-in-2023-as-government-benefits-declined-and-food-prices-soared-238262
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US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food prices soared
This trend may surprise you, given the attention the public, policymakers, politicians and the media paid to food insecurity at the height of the pandemic.The Conversation
