Boosted SNAP benefits, which used to be food stamps, helped keep millions of Americans out of poverty. Those benefits expire at midnight.
Boosted SNAP benefits, which used to be food stamps, helped keep millions of Americans out of poverty.As a result, strained food banks are bracing for another spike in need.
At a food distribution event Tuesday, Minister Sammy Berry with Dallas West Church of Christ says more than 500 families were served in a matter of hours, all facing tough choices.Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters“Do I pay my rent? Do I give my children lunch money? Do I pay my car note, my insurance?” said Berry.Starting Wednesday, more than 42 million Americans including almost two million Texans, will lose boosted SNAP benefits.
The benefits kept 4.2 million people out of poverty and reduced child poverty by 14% according to the Urban Institute. But February 28 marks the end of the expanded benefits because of a provision in last year's omnibus spending bill. “Right now, we're getting one 18-wheeler-and-a-half. I think we're going to have to bump that up to two 18-wheelers,” explained Berry, in an effort to meet more need and prevent people he serves from going hungry.
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