Posted BY: Teresa | NwoReport
A “hunger cliff” is looming for millions of Americans, with 32 states set to slash food-stamp benefits beginning in March.
The cuts will impact more than 30 million people who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in those states, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Among the states where recipients are facing cuts are California and Texas, which have the greatest number of people on SNAP, at 5.1 million and 3.6 million recipients, respectively.
The reductions are due to the end of so-called emergency allotments, which bolstered food-stamp benefits at the start of the pandemic as Americans grappled with the massive disruption to the economy. While the U.S. is certainly on more stable footing than in 2020, households are now struggling with high food costs — groceries were about 10% higher in December than a year earlier — making the timing of the SNAP cuts particularly challenging, experts say.
“This hunger cliff is coming to the vast majority of states, and people will on average lose about $82 of SNAP benefits a month,” said Ellen Vollinger, the SNAP director at the Food Research & Action Center, an anti-hunger advocacy group. “That is a stunning number.”
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That means a family of four could see their monthly benefit cut by about $328 a month. The worst-hit could be elderly Americans who receive the minimum monthly benefit, Vollinger said. They could see their SNAP payments tumble from $281 to as little as $23 per month.
What this story doesn’t say is that millions of people probably have WAY more money on their food cards than they need. I know several people that have told me they are almost embarrassed by the amount of money that they are getting and they have to buy expensive food to use up their funds. Reduce the amount to something more reasonable and save our tax money for something else. Why did anyone need extra money on their food card because of COVID anyway? What was the reason for that? Seems like NO connection. Except maybe politicians that want to look good to get more votes.