WASHINGTON, D.C., — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday the termination of future Household Food Security Reports.
“These redundant, costly, politicized and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA announcement said. “For 30 years, this study—initially created by the Clinton administration as a means to support the increase of SNAP eligibility and benefit allotments—failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder.”
The announcement claimed trends in the prevalence of food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged, regardless of an over 87% increase in SNAP spending between 2019 and 2023.
The USDA will “continue to prioritize statutory requirements and where necessary, use the bevy of more timely and accurate data sets available to it,” the statement said. According to USDA data, household food insecurity affected 17.9 percent (6.5 million) of households with children in 2023.
