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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.s. households in 32 states and d.c. where they were still in place. on average snap recipients will

What do you think it's the biggest misconception that people have about those that are receiving these kinds of benefits? >> the biggest misconception is we don't know how to shop. we don't know how to budget our money. we don't know what we're doing. we're going in, we're buying things that's on necessary and all of those myths are untrue. i can't 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 do it. there are people in congress right now that are pushing for markets. do they live o...

Think tank shows families in the states in the darkest purples will lose as much as $213 a month in food aid. cnn's 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 relief program, emergency s.n.a.p. benefits passed by congress at the start of covid expired for more...

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.