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Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income Americans buy food

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income Americans buy foodFor some Americans, the decline will be quite sharp.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Millions of Americans will find it harder to put enough food on the table starting in March 2023, after a COVID-19 pandemic-era boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits comes to an end. Congress mandated this change in budget legislation it passed...

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