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Emergency allowances were authorized under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to help meet temporary food needs during the pandemic for SNAP households. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, EA amounts are equal to the maximum benefit for household size minus their monthly base benefit.
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State SNAP agencies can issue EA payments on a monthly basis to all SNAP households that normally receive less than the maximum benefit. Households that are at or near the maximum SNAP benefits receive little or no additional support.
EA payments can be made as long as there is a national public health emergency and the state has a state-level declaration of emergency in place. The current PHE is due to expire on July 15.
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Currently, no COVID-19 waivers allowing emergency allocations to be issued have been extended to any state for June 2022. However, eligible school children and daycare children may receive temporary emergency food assistance (P -EBT) over the coming summer months.
Under the First for Families Coronavirus Response Act (the FFCRA), states with an approved extension for a covered summer period can issue P-EBT benefits regardless of the student’s school status, COVID-related absences, virtual learning days, or cutlery operating status. nursery.
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The following states and territories have been approved to operate a P-EBT program in the 2021-22 school year:
- Alabama
- American Samoa
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Colombia
- Florida
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Porto Rico
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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