Food banks are still swamped as Covid-19 wreaks havoc on the economy. They want to give people more SNAP benefits until employment bounces back, but Congress is so far resistant to the idea
including schools, which feed 30 million children each day, the anti-hunger community began lobbying to increase food stamp benefits by 15 percent until unemployment comes down — a move that would amount to about $25 more per recipient per month. The request has been repeatedly rejected by Republicans on Capitol Hill.
"We're really facing a food insecurity crisis unlike anything we've ever seen in the history of the charitable food system,” said Nicole Whalen, a spokesperson for the Vermont Foodbank, which has recently had residents wait in lines as long as five miles to pick up food from distribution sites. As Congress has devoted trillions in aid to respond to the pandemic, SNAP has played a relatively minor role.
There’s also been deep frustration over the fact that about 40 percent of households already receiving SNAP benefits didn’t see an emergency increase because they’re already receiving the maximum benefit each month — a technicality that means millions of the poorest households haven’t been getting the extra help.
USDA economists later determined the additional money helped drive increased spending and a reduction in food insecurity during the recession,Food stamps mired by politics
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