More: Decades-old US poverty level formula 'makes no sense' in 2022, experts say. Kellijo Jeffries, director of Portage County Job and Family Services, and Rebecca Abbott, JFS administrator, have warned commissioners that households will see cuts of at least $95 per month when those extra SNAP benefits end.įor many families, those additional benefits were higher than $95, they said. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Benefit amounts return to pre-pandemic levels for all SNAP households in March, according to the U.S. In Ohio, the increase, known as emergency allotments, will end after the February benefits are issued. Here's a guide to when and why the increased benefits are ending, as well as information on how increased Social Security benefits will affect households that also receive SNAP benefits.ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a temporary boost to SNAP benefits, also referred to as food stamps. The temporary boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will end after February, according to the U.S. Why are food stamp benefits being cut in Ohio? Commissioner Sabrina Christian-Bennett said the director of one non-profit called her to withdraw his application, citing the upcoming need for food and expressing concerns for a local food pantry. More: SNAP emergency allotments ending in Ohio in FebruaryĪfter hearing about the upcoming reduction in SNAP benefits to households throughout the county, commissioners decided to redirect those grants specifically to food programs.Ĭounty Administrator Michelle Crombie told commissioners that non-profits that had applied for grants for other types of programs would be notified that the county would be going a different direction. However, those grants were never distributed. Last year, Portage County Commissioners decided to share $1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds with area non-profit groups, offering grants of up to $200,000.
Leaders of social service agencies in Portage County anticipate the end of extra SNAP benefits could drive up demand at food panties similar to what they experienced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.īut COVID-19 federal stimulus funding will help the county's food programs continue to meet the community's needs, county commissioners said. More: My life as a teen in poverty: Simulation lets Portage leaders experience struggles of poor
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