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Bookmark or Share- Policy Basics: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. In 2021, SNAP helped an average of more than 41 million low-income people in the United States afford a nutritionally adequate diet each month. Updated. June 9, 2022.
- Policy Basics: Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesThe federal TANF block grant and state MOE contributions are the primary sources of funding for state TANF programs. Federal funding for the TANF block grant has been set at $16.5 billion each year since 1996; as a result, its real value has fallen by 40 percent due to inflation.
- A Quick Guide to SNAP Eligibility and BenefitsFood Assistance, SNAP Basics. Most families and individuals who meet the program’s income guidelines are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program).
- Homepage | Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesPrinciples for the 2025 Tax Debate: End High-Income Tax Cuts, Raise Revenues to Finance Any Extensions or New Investments. Key provisions of the 2017 Trump tax law are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Policymakers should take the opportunity to make a course correction in the nation’s revenue policies.
- Tracking the COVID-19 Economy’s Effects on Food, Housing, and ...At the end of 2021, the Census Bureau had released data from 39 Pulse surveys on household well-being. CBPP and others used this data to assess hardship and the impact of relief measures. With the end of bi-weekly Pulse data releases in October 2021, this tracker will no longer be updated.
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