SNAP Benefits 2023: What Recipients Can Expect As Amounts Changed in March

Last month, an omnibus spending bill has ended the issuance of SNAP emergency allotments in most U.S. states. In this article, read and find out what recipients can expect as the amounts of the SNAP benefits 2023 started changing this March!

Torie Miesko, a single mom to two children, uses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide food for her family. Unfortunately, this March, her SNAP benefits 2023 decreased from around $700 to $250. This is because a recent omnibus spending bill has ended the SNAP emergency allotments in most U.S. states after the issuance last month. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that households with children will lose an average of $223 per month.

According to Campisi, in March 2020, the U.S. Congress has authorized a temporary increase called emergency allotments for the SNAP benefits. This initiative was made to help Americans amidst the job losses and business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, the monthly payments that the recipients initially received were increased by at least $95.

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SNAP Benefits 2023 Ending in February

According to Han, there were other benefits also introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2021 had allowed Americans to pay for their expenses for a year. Reports say most households in the U.S. earn a gross monthly income of below 130% of the federal poverty line.

Furthermore, a recent poll from a data company called Numerator revealed that 45% of the SNAP recipients reportedly have children. This is in comparison to the 28% of households that do not benefit from SNAP. A poll from the Census Bureau Household Pulse also revealed that almost 3 out of 10 SNAP households state that sometimes, there is not enough food to eat after the SNAP benefits 2023 ended.

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