SNAP benefits emergency allotments will be ending come March 2023, with food stamp payments recipients will only receive their regular SNAP benefits amount in their Electronic Benefits Transfer card in the first half of the month.
The U.S. Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service has adjusted the SNAP benefits payments, its maximum allotments, deductions, and income eligibility standards, with the adjustments applied on October 1, 2022.
A new SNAP benefits update for some recipients might not be welcome news, with some states announcing that they will be ending the emergency allotments for food stamp payments.
Several states, like Texas, are providing emergency SNAP benefits to help low-income families and individuals buy food and groceries. Around 42 million Americans received SNAP benefits payments.
SNAP benefits recipients can look forward to another payment in November 2022, with their checks expected to be higher than the past few previous months before the 12.5% cost-of-living adjustment was approved for the fiscal year 2023.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture oversees the SNAP benefits payments, but the program itself is administered at the state level. Each state and U.S. territory has its own monthly schedule for when payments are distributed.
SNAP benefits payments help low-income individuals and households provide food in their homes. However, not all qualify for the program as the U.S. Department of Agriculture implements eligibility criteria for applicants.
SNAP benefits payments have been extended for some states until September while one state has decided to continue the SNAP benefits payments through November 18.
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