In March, with the end of emergency allotments, that family will go back to receiving only the $335 per month regular benefit." With the additional emergency allotments, that same household would have received a total of up to $740 per month, the maximum benefit for a family of three. In comparison, a household of three with income might have been eligible for $335 per month in regular SNAP benefits. With emergency allotments ending in February, the household will now receive only $281 in monthly benefits. Because the household was already receiving the maximum benefit for its size, it would have received an additional supplementary allotment of $95, increasing the household’s benefit to $376. "A single-person household with no income may have received the maximum monthly SNAP benefit (for a household of one) of $281. The amount of benefits is calculated based on individual income and expenses, making it hard to determine the impact on individual households. Households will again receive benefits based on the standard SNAP eligibility criteria, such as household size, income, and shelter expenses.Ī cost of living adjustment went into effect on October 1, 2022, increasing maximum benefits, income limits, and deductions. We will be working with these partners over the next several weeks to support them in this effort," said Howard. “We encourage the public to support food banks, non-profits such as the United Way, faith-based partners and others who will no doubt be stepping up to fill the gap created by the loss of the additional assistance. Louisiana's public health emergency order ended in March 2022, however, Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order which allowed the state's Department of Children and Family Services to continue issuing emergency allotments through Feb. Still, we know this news will be unsettling to recipients who have counted on the additional food assistance for the past three years, especially as they struggled with the health and economic crisis brought on by the pandemic,” said Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard. We requested approval to issue the supplements each month and messaged our SNAP households when the USDA approved them. "Emergency allotments were always going to be temporary. States were authorized to issue extra benefits alongside regular SNAP benefits, as long as a state’s emergency or disaster declaration and the federal public health emergency remained active.
Beginning in March 2023, all SNAP households nationally, including those in Louisiana, will return to their regular benefit amount. Since March 2020, SNAP emergency allotments have allowed households to receive the maximum SNAP benefit amount for their household size, with a minimum supplemental allotment amount of $95. The end of benefits is part of the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023.
The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service announced February 2023 is the final month of the temporary extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as emergency allotments, put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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