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Published on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 As previously reported, the federal government changed the extra, emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments that several SNAP recipients had been receiving since March of 2020. The extra payments have changed unless you received more than $95 a month in extra SNAP before. Here is a helpful way to know if you are affected by the change: For April 2022, the extra SNAP will come as a supplemental payment on or about April 4th. Household Size Maximum SNAP Allotment 1 $250 2 $459 3 $658 4 $835 5 $992 6 $1,190 7 $1,316 8 $1,504 For each additional member over 8, add $188.
Published on Thursday, February 24, 2022 As previously reported, the federal government changed the extra, emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments that several SNAP recipients had been receiving since March of 2020. The extra payments have changed unless you received more than $95 a month in extra SNAP before. Here is a helpful way to know if you are affected by the change: For March 2022, the extra SNAP will come as a supplemental payment on or about March 3rd. Household Size Maximum SNAP Allotment 1 $250 2 $459 3 $658 4 $835 5 $992 6 $1,190 7 $1,316 8 $1,504 For each additional member over 8, add $188.
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(First published April 2020; regularly updated since then.) If you receive SNAP benefits, you will get an extra payment – a SNAP Emergency Allotment (EA) – on your EBT card later this month to help you buy food during the COVID-19 crisis.In response to the pandemic, Congress created extra monthly payments for folks eligible for food stamps back in April 2020. But it requires an emergency declaration to be in place at both the federal and state level, and the federal government has to approve states’ distribution plans every month. In July 2022, the Biden administration approved emergency allotments to continue through October 2022! This may get extended further if Pres. Biden issues another 90-day emergency declaration for the pandemic in mid-September.You can find Pennsylvania’s June and July 2022 distribution dates below. We update these dates monthly once the USDA signs off on the PA Dept. of Human Services SNAP EA distribution plan for that month. All SNAP households will get extra benefits (EA payments) during the pandemic emergency
The extra payment will bring households who are only eligible for a partial benefit up to the maximum benefit amount for their household size (see chart at right). Households who are already eligible for the maximum benefit amount will receive $95 per month. If you live in Allegheny County and have any questions about your SNAP benefits, want to check your eligibility, or need help applying, call and leave your name and contact info and the best time to reach you, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at (412) 431-8960 (option 3) or by filling out the form on this page. How much in extra SNAP benefits will I get?For example:
When will I get the extra SNAP benefits?The extra SNAP will be loaded to your EBT card during the 3rd and 4th weeks of every month based on your payment date. For residents in Allegheny County (and larger counties in PA), the payment date is based on the last number in your case record number.
For other counties, the best way to figure out your SNAP benefits issuance day – the day the benefits appear on your card – is by calling the number on the back of your EBT card. After it gives the benefit amount, you need to select “Other ” (option 5) and then Payment Dates (option 3). You will receive both your regular and extra benefits in the same month for as long as the state is able to issue them and you remain eligible for SNAP.
However, if DHS recently approved your SNAP benefits, the extra SNAP benefits may not appear on your card in the month that you were approved. Because the state schedules these payments early in the month, people who are approved later in the month do not typically receive the extra allotment that same month. If this happens, you should receive a makeup payment on DHS’s clean-up issuance date two months afterward when they identify households who were missed.
Will I need to turn in paperwork or apply to get the extra SNAP benefits?No. You don’t need to fill out extra paperwork. PA Dept. of Human Services will automatically add the extra SNAP benefits to your EBT card each month that you are eligible for SNAP, and you’ll be able to use them just like regular food stamps. How long are my SNAP benefits good for?These benefits won’t expire. As long as an EBT card is used at least once every five months, the benefits can stay on the card forever, even if you become ineligible for SNAP. If PA Dept. of Human Services moves unused benefits out of your account due to extended card inactivity, you can get the benefits back if you explain why you didn’t use them. The SNAP Emergency Allotment is a result of the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R. 6201), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020. Thanks to our ally, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, for laying out much of the information in this post.
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