Per Bloomberg article. How bad does it have to be for mainstream media to admit.
Poor Americans Tap Debt, Buy Less Food as Consumer Cracks Widen
Share of SNAP users who skipped meals, ate less doubled in Aug
67% carrying debt in poll of households on food benefits
Among households using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's boosted pandemic benefits, 42% skipped meals in August and 55% ate less because they couldn't afford food, more than double last year's share, according to a Wednesday report from Propel Inc., a benefits software developer.
The data also highlight that households were worse off in August from just a month ago. Since July, an increasing share of low-income households had utilities shut off, couldn't afford the prior month's utility bill or couldn't afford rent. More than two-thirds of those surveyed who were receiving boosted SNAP payments said they had some form of debt.