SNAP reductions impact food & beverage spending — ChainStoreAge.com

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COVID-19 SNAP benefits ended in March, resulting in a decline in spending on food and beverage spending:

The final elimination of extra SNAP benefits nationwide in March reduced food and beverage aid by $23 billion annually, according to the Circana report. As a result, in the initial months after the benefit cutbacks, SNAP households reduced their monthly food and beverage spending, on average, by about 35% of cut benefits.

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