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Benefits to put food on the table are facing a significant cut as a pandemic-era relief program comes to an end. emergency funds kept more than 4 million people out of poverty in 2021. >> reporter: michelle richt stocked up her pittsburgh pantry knowing this month it will get much tougher. she is on food stamps but said her monthly snap benefit is going from $277 a month to $23. wednesday marked the end of a pandemic hunger relief program. an emergency package expired for more than 16 million u....

What do you think its the biggest misconception that people have about those that are receiving these kinds of benefits? >> the biggest misconception is we dont know how to shop. we dont know how to budget our money. we dont know what were doing. were going in, were buying things thats on necessary and all of those myths are untrue. i cant speak for myself and any americans around the world that tell you that people know how to shop. we know what to do. we just need the opportunity to be able to...

Think tank shows families in the states in the darkest purples will lose as much as $213 a month in food aid. cnns dave cohen has the story. >> reporter: mitchell rickets stocked up her pittsburgh pantry in february, knowing this month buying food will be much tougher. >> i should be good until april. >> reporter: the 63-year-old is on food stamps, part of her fixed income but she said her monthly s.n.a.p. benefit is going to go from $277 a month to $23. wednesday marked the end of a pandemic re...

SNAP benefits will be extended until 2023 and eligible families may get up to $4,250 in food stamps. Here's how you may apply online!

To keep up with inflation, the US Department of Agriculture stated that SNAP benefits would increase by an average of $26 per person starting this month.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that people receiving SNAP benefits will get the maximum amount this month.

It is setting some people back. >> well there is no question that there is an increase in cost. the farm bureau basically surveyed about 218 people. we actually took a look at prices at 29,000 retail outlets across the country. so im very confident that our numbers reflect what folks are actually seeing in the grocery store. and the other good news is people are going to be able to put a thanksgiving dinner on the table. it is not a situation where were dealing with shortages of turkeys. everybo...

Elections? i know its soon, but often times thats how were trying to track. how is the public going to react to the biden administration? >> well, look, i would be careful not to overinterpret particular polling results at a particular moment in time. overall the biden presidency has been a success between the expanded child tax credit and the extended s.n.a.p. benefit. president biden has done more in a few months to strengthen the american social safety net than any president in recent memory....

Even though its not a lot, how will it impact people who need it? >> i just drove myself to 37 states from coast to coast, 15,000 miles around the country, visiting hunger sites, visiting with nonprofit groups, talking to low-income people, and the bottom line is this snap boost is a life preserver or hungry americans. its the federal nutrition safety net thats been the thing that stood between tens of millions of americans and ethiopia-style or north korea-style starvation. so its not a lot of ...

Get this money added to their snap benefit to ensure they are having healthy meals. i was in a classroom for over a decade. i know what its like when kids return after a long weekend and havent had a good food weekend. >> so you know what it looks like. you were also a snap recipient at some point. talk to me about what people maybe dont get about why this is important from your experience both as a recipient but also inside the school system. >> this is deeply personal for me. i think people do...