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SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1
« on: February 12, 2023, 03:10:22 pm »
SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1

Zeta Cross  |  Updated: February 12, 2023 - 7:12am

ood pantries are bracing to feed more hungry people as a key pandemic benefit from the federal government ends.

In March, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program card holders in Illinois will see reductions of $55 to $250 per person, said Man-Yee Lee, spokesperson for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository is a food bank that supplies food to more than 700 local food pantries. Two million people in one million Illinois households currently receive SNAP benefits.

In April 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic emergency was declared, the federal government added bonus dollars to SNAP cards, the taxpayer-funded cash cards that people of certain income levels use to buy groceries. In March, the federal government will return the subsidies to pre-pandemic amounts.

“Many people may not be following what Congress is doing and they may not know that these changes are happening,” Lee told The Center Square.  .  .

.  .  .  “The hunger crisis preceded the pandemic,” Lee said. “Inflation has only made it worse.”  .  .

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/snap-benefits-will-be-reduced-pre-pandemic-levels-march-1
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Re: SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2023, 03:12:24 pm »
It is shocking to me that one out of every six Illinois residents is on food stamps.  That's quite the voting bloc the Democrats have created for themselves.  And are they really so obtuse that they see no connection between an increase in food stamp payouts and an increase in the price of groceries?
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Re: SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2023, 03:31:59 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 12, 2023, 03:12:24 pm
It is shocking to me that one out of every six Illinois residents is on food stamps.  That's quite the voting bloc the Democrats have created for themselves.  And are they really so obtuse that they see no connection between an increase in food stamp payouts and an increase in the price of groceries?
It mainly affects the best cuts of meat, chips, and sodas...
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Re: SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2023, 06:49:14 pm »
With biden sending boat loads of our money to foreigners and terrorists, their just are'nt billions/trillions left for Americas needy/poor.  Democrat voters especially should be treated in just such a way.
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Re: SNAP food stamp benefits will be reduced to pre-pandemic levels on March 1
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2023, 07:54:45 am »
Quote from: christian on February 13, 2023, 06:49:14 pm
With biden sending boat loads of our money to foreigners and terrorists, their just are'nt billions/trillions left for Americas needy/poor.  Democrat voters especially should be treated in just such a way.
I'd bet grocery store shoplifting increases, too...(raising the prices for those of us who pay for food).
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