A surge in grocery costs combined with the end of pandemic programs is causing a spike in hardship, a new study finds.
The study, which is based on a survey of almost 8,000 adults in December, found that about 1 in 6 adults relied on charitable food, such as free groceries or meals, last year. By comparison, about 1 in 8 adults relied on food charity in 2019, prior to the pandemic, the study noted.
Adults whose grocery costs increased a lot were about twice as likely as other adults to be food insecure, the study found. These are"folks who feel they are but one emergency away from being able to meet their food needs," she noted.
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