Extra SNAP food benefits for Texans are set to expire next month. | via texasstandard
Food banks across Texas are bracing for the expiration of extra food assistance benefits Texans have utilized since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020, families around the nation have been receiving emergency allotments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as SNAP and often thought of as “food stamps.
Libby Campbell is chief executive officer of the West Texas Food Bank and she joined the Texas Standard to talk about the state of SNAP benefits in Texas. Listen to the story above or read the transcript below.Texas Standard: It looks like for a single adult to qualify for SNAP benefits, you can only make what it is, around $23,000 a year? And even then, the monthly benefit itself is around $280?
I want to focus on this annual additional coronavirus funding that’s set to expire. What does that mean for SNAP recipients and how closely are you following that at the West Texas Food Bank? Now, clarify something for me. According to data from last month, there are more than 3 million Texans eligible for SNAP benefits, but apparently only one and a half million cases of distributions. Is everyone who’s eligible for SNAP able to enroll in the program or is there some other obstacle here?
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