1 in 10 Americans don't have enough food, double the rate before pandemic

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-insecurity-coronavirus-pandemic-united-states/

Financial hardship has spiked during the coronavirus pandemic with more than 1 in 10 adults telling a Census survey during the first week of July that they sometimes or often didn't have enough to eat, a rate that is two-and-a-half times higher than before the crisis.

Renters are struggling as well, with 1 in 5 adults who rent their homes saying they were behind on their payments for the week of July 7, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which analyzed Census survey data and from other sources to examine financial strain hitting American households.

Black and Hispanic adults are experiencing worse hardship than Whites, however, with the report finding that about 1 in 5 adults of color saying they have struggled to afford food, while almost one-third and one-quarter of Black and Hispanic adults, respectively, are behind on their rent.

The surge in financial hardship, which has spiked despite trillions in stimulus measures passed by Congress earlier this year, underscores the need for broader measures to help families, the report said. With lawmakers this week hammering out details on another stimulus package, 25 million out-of-work adults may face an income cliff when their extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits from the federal government comes to an end next week.

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