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Hunger rates in the US have significantly dropped following increased federal aid in recent months.
Census data found the percentage of adults facing food insecurity dropped from 11% in March to 8% last month. Money helps, one economist told Politico: We re continuing to see improvement.
The percentage of Americans facing hunger reached its lowest level yet last week since the pandemic began last March, suggesting direct federal aid has meaningfully helped families survive the coronavirus crisis, bolstering Democrats push for another expensive spending package on the horizon.
Data from the US Census Bureau released last week shows the percentage of US adults living in households that sometimes or often did not have enough to eat shrunk from 11% in March to around 8% late last month.
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The hunger rate in the United States has dropped to the lowest level reported since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March, according to recent data.
The percentage of American adults struggling with hunger fell to just over 8% in late April. In March 2021, the U.S. hunger rate was at 11%, a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week stated.