The temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic will end this week.
aimed at combating food insecurity will impact more than 41 million Americans who received the increased benefit last year alone.The emergency allotments added almost three years ago allowed SNAP households to get an additional $95 or more in monthly benefits.SNAP benefits was a temporary strategy authorized by Congress to help low-income individuals and families deal with pandemic hardships.
The 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress ends emergency allotments after the February 2023 issuance, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’sBy March 2023, all households receiving SNAP benefits will return to getting pre-pandemic amounts — erasing the added supplement.After the cuts, payments will go down to about $6.
The Social Security adjustment is still a net gain for SNAP recipients since the increased Social Security benefits are more than the decreased SNAP benefits. Still, some households will see a larger decrease in their SNAP benefits due to the end of emergency allotments happening at or around the same time.
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