Thrifty Food Plan Re-evaluation Puts Nutrition in Reach for SNAP …

Aug 30, 2021 · The TFP re-evaluation put healthy food within reach for SNAP participants as one of many Biden Administration and USDA’s efforts to build back better. More than 42 million of our neighbors rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their …

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Does the Thrifty Food Plan re-evaluate SNAP benefits?

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. ...

How many people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?

More than 42 million of our neighbors rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families. USDA recently re-evaluated the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), used to set SNAP benefits, which increased the purchasing power of the plan by 21% for the first time since it was introduced in 1975. ...

How does the Thrifty Food Plan work?

The Thrifty Food Plan is used to determine SNAP benefit amounts, which vary by household size. By law, the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan in June sets the maximum SNAP benefit amount for a household of four people for the following fiscal year (Oct. 1 through Sept. 30). ...

Will USDA re-evaluate the Thrifty Food Plan?

USDA plans to publish its re-evaluation soon. What is the Thrifty Food Plan? USDA develops four food plans that estimate the cost of a nutritious diet across various price points—the Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans. The Thrifty Food Plan is the lowest cost of the four. ...

Will the Thrifty Food Plan reevaluation follow quality assurance guidelines?

In February 2024, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) stated that the agency would follow the same quality assurance guidelines for the 2026 reevaluation as it did for the "Thrifty Food Plan Cost Estimates for Alaska and Hawaii" report. ...

What happened to the Thrifty Food Plan in 2021?

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reevaluated the Thrifty Food Plan and made decisions that resulted in increased costs and risks for the reevaluated TFP. ...