Trump scraps the nation’s most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food

Trump scraps the nation’s most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food

Nearly 1 in 7 Americans had trouble consistently getting enough to eat in 2023. Patrick Strattner/fStop via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity data. The federal government has tracked and analyzed this data for the past three decades, but it plans to stop after publishing statistics pertaining to 2024 data. The Conversation U.S. asked Tracy Roof, a political scientist…

Indiana food bank warns of impact from canceled USDA hunger study

Indianapolis food bank leader responds to USDA cancellation of food insecurity report INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Gleaners Food Bank of Central Indiana is sounding the alarm after a Trump administration decision to cancel an annual study on the state of hunger. For the last 30 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the Hunger Report, also known as the Household Food Security Report. It provides data on food insecurity throughout the c…

Fed decision to eliminate SNAP Survey will impact Calfresh Benefits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Sept. 20 that it is ending the longstanding annual food insecurity survey, which informs funding levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal food stamp program. The Trump administration said it canceled the survey because it is “redundant, politicized, and costly,” the USDA stated. The final report will be published in October 2025 using data collected in 202…