Some 40 million Americans get help buying groceries each month through the federal food stamp program, called SNAP. Additional COVID funds are soon expiring for many.
Some 40 million Americans get help to buy groceries each month through the federal program, known asThe pandemic-era SNAP benefits, also known as "emergency allotments," have been funded by the federal government like regular SNAP benefits and given to low-income individuals and families to use at stores to buy food. Since the onset of the pandemic, many households have been receiving an additional $95 or more per month in addition to their normal SNAP benefit.
passed by Congress and signed into law in December ended the emergency allotments after February 2023, according to the USDA. : Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming.
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