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During the COVID 19 Pandemic, low-income families were hit hard with food insecurity issues, among other problems that had risen from the pandemic. In June 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed as a temporary law to increase the Cash Value Benefit (CVB) for families participating in WIC. The increase went from $9-$11 per person/month to $35 per person/month. This research brief calls attention to the positive effects from increasing the CVB from surveyed WIC families, in an effort to make the increase permanent.
Published: June 2022
Publisher: Global Food Research Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Authors: Duffy E, Vest D, Davis C, Hall M, De Marco M, Ng SW, Tallie LS
Keywords: COVID-19, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
State: North Carolina
Focus Area: Nutrition Policy & Programs
Age Groups: Pregnant women, infants and toddlers (ages 0 to 2), Preschool-age children (ages 3 to 5)
Resource Type: Research Brief
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