SNAP Benefits Update | $234 Million Funding for New York Confirmed; Louisiana Suffers Outage in SNAP System

More and more states have been releasing their respective SNAP Benefits update, with New York recently joining the list to provide aid to its residents.

California earlier announced that it would be issuing extra food stamps this month. Emergency allotments are the "extra food stamps" programs of the government. According to Houston Case Managers, these are additional food stamp benefits authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

SNAP Benefits New York

New York has announced that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be receiving food benefits this July.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the additional benefits that will result in around $234 million infusion of federal funding into the New York state.

Hochul said in her statement that the additional food benefits will help families while providing an economic boost to food retailers still recovering from the impact of the pandemic.

Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado noted that SNAP food benefits are a "lifeline" for many New York residents as the price of groceries continues to rise.

SNAP Benefits in New York should be posted in the recipients' accounts on July 22, while SNAP households in the five-county New York City region could receive their benefits between July 19 and July 30.

Households near or at the maximum benefit level will receive a supplemental payment of at least $95. According to a recent study, about 14 percent of New York's population depended on SNAP Benefits last year.

In addition, more than 1.6 million households, including more than 2.8 million New Yorkers, enrolled in the program in May.

New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Daniel W. Tietz said families struggling before the pandemic were widely affected by the resulting economic fallout of the public health crisis. On top of that, Tietz noted that they are facing rising costs of necessities.

SNAP benefits payments will be delivered to recipients' Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) accounts, which they can access with their EBT cards and use to purchase food at authorized retail food stores.

SNAP Benefits Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) confirmed on Sunday that there is a SNAP Benefits outage, KFLY News reported.

DCFS noted in a statement that a communication outage caused EBT transactions in Louisiana, which led to transactions being denied. However, the department said that they anticipate resolving the issue later Sunday.

The DCFS has received approval to distribute additional SNAP benefits for July this year, with SNAP recipients already receiving the maximum amount and will receive a $95 supplement. All additional benefits were posted on recipients' EBT cards by July 10.

Meanwhile, those who applied for SNAP but are not yet certified as eligible will have supplements posted on their accounts on a weekly basis after their applications are approved.

Other states distributing SNAP benefits to their residents include Washington, D.C., where 90,000 recipients will get extra help.

Oregon will also be offering additional benefits to 422,257 Oregonians, with the benefits scheduled to be uploaded to their EBT cards on July 11, July 28, and August 1.

Houston Case Managers reported that Ohio would offer supplemental payments to the 701,287 families, with the benefits set to be uploaded on July 27.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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