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SNAP benefits are rising for millions of Americans, thanks to a long-overdue 'Thrifty Food Plan' update

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
SNAP benefits are rising for millions of Americans, thanks to a long-overdue 'Thrifty Food Plan' updateBuying enough groceries with government benefits is getting easier.Katrina Wittkamp/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Agriculture adjusts Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits to reflect changes in food prices once a year. The government agency will take two other factors into account when it increases those...

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