Blog Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements New GBPI/UGA SPIA Poll Shows Most Georgians View SNAP Favorably January 13, 2026 / January 13, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center shows that a strong majority of Georgia registered voters view the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as important. Overall, 60% of Georgia voters support allocating an estimated $50 million […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Policy Higher Education After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia November 19, 2025 / November 19, 2025 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown October 23, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is the minimum step the agency must take. USDA can also use its discretionary authority, like […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Health Justice Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 October 1, 2025 by Staci Fox Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting down the federal government will cause serious harm to people across our state. As other […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Reports Beyond Flexible Funding: TANF Can Help Support Families with Emergency Assistance in the Face of Federal Cuts August 28, 2025 / August 28, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to respond to the massive federal changes to our economic support programs will demonstrate their commitment to families with low income and the well-being of the state. TANF, a program meant […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Fact Sheets Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Unprecedented Cuts to SNAP in New Federal Law Could Lead to Georgia Seeing Significant Increases in Food Insecurity and Hunger July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Federal Policy Staci Fox Our Comment on the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database July 22, 2025 by Staci Fox 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 USDA/FNS-15: “National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database,” published in the Federal Register by […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Worker Justice Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 1, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd 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 Insurance (UI) system. The FY 2026 DOL budget is about $8.9 million, a $352,000, a […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Fact Sheets Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Major SNAP Cuts Would Increase Food Insecurity & Harm Local Economies April 8, 2025 / April 9, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd 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 District 13 District 14 Sources: [1] Note: GBPI cannot recreate SNAP data within the boundaries […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Fact Sheets Ife Finch Floyd HB 500 would update the TANF program after 28 years and better support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren March 4, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd 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 to families with children living in poverty. Monthly benefits have lost nearly half of their […] Read more »
