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SNAP Beneficiaries Could See Monthly Food Benefits Shrink as Pandemic Ends

SNAP Beneficiaries Could See Monthly Food Benefits Shrink as Pandemic Ends
Residents receive free food as part of a Bowery Mission outreach program in New York City, on Dec, 5, 2013. The Christan ministry said it has seen a spike in need since food stamps to low-income families were reduced in November with cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. John Moore/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
2/10/2023|Updated: 2/10/2023
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Americans in 32 states are expected to see their benefits under the SNAP food assistance program shrink by $95 per month, starting in March, as the federal government ends the temporary emergency allotments introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal program that offers low-income people assistance to buy food. In March 2020, Congress passed a law allowing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide emergency allotments to households receiving SNAP benefits to help Americans get through financial hardships brought about by the pandemic.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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