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USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE SPENDING CONTINUED TO FALL IN FY 2025
Oct. 14, 2026
Source: USDA news release
Federal spending on USDA's food and nutrition assistance programs totaled $147.9 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025. Spending was down 1 percent from $149.4 billion the previous year and down 31 percent from peak spending of $213.5 billion in FY 2021, both amounts adjusted for inflation to 2025 dollars.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending was $101.7 billion in FY 2025, down 1 percent from FY 2024 and 23 percent from the peak of $131.8 billion in FY 2021. Spending on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) totaled $7.7 billion in FY 2025, an increase of 3 percent from FY 2024, reflecting increases in program participation and food costs.
Combined spending on child nutrition programs rose 1 percent from the previous year to $32.5 billion in FY 2025. Combined spending on other programs was $5.9 billion in FY 2025.
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