{"id":15100,"date":"2026-03-04T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/new-york\/?p=15100"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:26:05","slug":"new-poll-majority-of-new-yorkers-forced-to-choose-between-groceries-and-rent-utilities-amid-rising-food-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/new-york\/new-poll-majority-of-new-yorkers-forced-to-choose-between-groceries-and-rent-utilities-amid-rising-food-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW POLL: MAJORITY OF NEW YORKERS FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GROCERIES AND RENT, UTILITIES AMID RISING FOOD COSTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Contact:<\/i><\/b> Justin Henry \/ 908.448.8397 \/ <\/i><\/b>jhenry@rubenstein.com<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Kayla McCullough \/ 214.794.0886 \/ <\/i><\/b>kmccullough@rubenstein.com<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Poll from No Kid Hungry New York finds 67 percent of New Yorkers have had to choose between buying enough nutritious food and other household, financial necessities<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Poll also finds 62 percent of New Yorkers oppose cuts to federal SNAP funding<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NY (MARCH 4, 2026) \u2013<\/b> A new poll commissioned by No Kid Hungry New York found that two-thirds (67 percent) of New Yorkers have had to choose between buying enough nutritious food and other necessities, like rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, or transportation costs, in the past year. For families with children, the rate was even higher as three-fourths (74 percent) reported making difficult trade-offs between paying for groceries and covering basic household expenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, 74 percent of New Yorkers reported their financial situation suffered in the past year due to the cost of food.<\/span><\/p>\n

The poll also found overwhelming, bipartisan support among New Yorkers for critical food assistance programs: 62 percent of New Yorkers oppose federal cuts to SNAP and most believe SNAP helps low-income families afford healthy foods (74 percent) and prevents them from taking on debt (67 percent). Eighty percent of respondents agreed SNAP helps ensure parents can afford enough food for their families, including 91 percent of Democrats, 78 percent of Independents, and 66 percent of Republicans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The poll findings come as rising food costs and federal cuts to critical food assistance programs push even more children and families into hunger. According to the USDA\u2019s <\/span>latest hunger survey<\/span><\/a>, 14 million children face hunger nationwide. They also come as the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 Agriculture Committee considers the Farm Bill \u2013 a critical opportunity to reverse millions of dollars in federal SNAP funding cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese findings make clear that families across New York are struggling to keep up with rising food costs and are making impossible choices between groceries and other basic needs,\u201d<\/span> said Rachel Sabella, director of No Kid Hungry New York.<\/b> \u201cNo child should go hungry in our state. New Yorkers overwhelmingly agree that we need strong, effective food assistance programs and bipartisan action to ensure every child has the food they need to learn, grow and thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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