SNAP Benefits 2023: Emergency Allotments Extended To February

The emergency allotments for SNAP Benefits 2023 will be extended until February only. Read and find out in this article what’s in store for the SNAP benefits thereafter!

During the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency allotments were approved to be added to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Most SNAP recipients have experienced an increase in the regular benefits by $95 per month for the past three years. Unfortunately, for SNAP Benefits 2023, these emergency allotments will end in all the U.S. states this coming March.

According to Martichoux, 17 U.S. states have already ended the emergency allotments last January. One state also ended the emergency allotments at the start of February for the SNAP Benefits 2023. The remaining 32 states such as Wisconsin, West Virginia, Washington, Virginia, Vermont, Utah, Texas, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Oklahoma, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Nevada, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Louisiana, Kansas, Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware, Connecticut, Colorado, California, and Alabama, together with Washington, D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam can expect for the emergency allotments to end in March.

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Social Security May Also Reduce SNAP

According to Cariaga, SNAP recipients who also receive Social Security benefits can experience a decrease of more than $95 to their SNAP Benefits 2023. This is because the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases the incomes of households. In turn, this may reduce the amount of SNAP benefits they may be eligible for. The higher the Social Security payment, the higher the income bracket, which results in a decrease in the SNAP benefits.

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