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Millions of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP will see a cut of $90 a month or more. Some recipients say it will make it harder to buy healthy food.

Millions of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP will see a cut of $90 a month or more. Some recipients say it will make it harder to buy healthy food.

When a pandemic-era boost ends on Wednesday, more than 30 million people will lose a significant amount of assistance.

Millions of Americans next month will see a decrease in federal food assistance. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits that were boosted during the pandemic are going away.

In states where expanded benefits have already ended, 29% of SNAP recipients visited food pantries in December, compared to 22% in states that still had the benefits.

Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as the federal government ends policies adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as t...

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as t...

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as t...

Eric Mitchell, executive director of the Alliance to End Hunger, regarding the end of federal government policies that were adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by about $82 a month. (Reuters — Feb. 16, 2023)