Category: Cash and Safety Net
Our Comment on the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database
Staci Fox
July 22, 2025
On July 21, 2025, GBPI’s President and CEO, Staci Fox, submitted the following formal comment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) submits these comments in response to the System of Records Notice for
Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026
Ife Finch Floyd
June 30, 2025
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with providing employment services for businesses and workers, workforce data and maintaining an Unemployment
Major SNAP Cuts Would Increase Food Insecurity & Harm Local Economies
Ife Finch Floyd
April 8, 2025
See how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm counties in your Congressional District: District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12
HB 500 would update the TANF program after 28 years and better support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren
Ife Finch Floyd
March 4, 2025
Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has not been updated in 28 years. House Bill 500 would improve the program and make it better able to support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren. Today, TANF provides minimal support
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Human Services
Ife Finch Floyd
February 12, 2025
Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for low-income individuals, aging services and child support.[1] Governor Kemp proposed $1.04 billion for DHS in the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2025 budget
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Ife Finch Floyd
February 12, 2025
Introduction The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Child Care Services; the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; Nutrition Services, which administers the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; the Summer Meals program for low-income children in daycare facilities;
GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits
Staci Fox
December 13, 2024
GEORGIA – GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits to Support Families with Small Children Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care
GBPI Poll Finds Many Georgians are Food Insecure and Agree Cutting Food Assistance is “Unfair”
Ife Finch Floyd
November 19, 2024
A 2024 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute poll found that many Georgians have struggled to afford the cost of food. They also agreed that cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) would be unfair for
GBPI Releases Statement on Farm Bill: Food Security is Top of Mind for Georgians
Ife Finch Floyd
November 18, 2024
GEORGIA — A recent Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) poll of Georgia voters found that more than 80% of respondents believe that cutting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when food prices are still high would be a mistake.
