USA. The new Thrifty Food Plan re-evaluates a 50-plus-year-old design and low-income kids will benefit (Kristin F. Butcher, Brookings)

On August 16, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes to the Thrifty Food Plan which will result in increases in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program) benefits of about 20-25 percent from pre-pandemic levels. The reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan was directed by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill. It is overdue for an update.

The new Thrifty Food Plan re-evaluates a 50-plus-year-old design and low-income kids will benefit (brookings.edu)

 

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Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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