The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that it will be increasing benefits from its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, otherwise known as food stamps. The move comes by way of funding from the American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden’s COVID relief bill that was recently signed into law.
According to a press release by the USDA, the department plans to implement “a 15 percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through September 2021, providing an estimated $3.5 billion to households experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The expansion of 15% “will provide about $28 more per person, per month, or more than $100 more per month for a household of four, in additional SNAP benefits.”
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