¡°It¡¯s a big 5impact, no matter what age group you¡¯re looking at.¡±

Lawmakers voted to end that additional emergency funding last month, three years after they approved it during the COVID-19 pandemic.

¡°And with the 6allotments going away, people will be back to an average of only $6 a person a day for food. That¡¯s what the SNAP of, allot... allotment is.¡±

According to the latest Federal data in November more than 42 million Americans were getting food stamp assistance. Now, 7recipients will be getting a reduced amount, an average of about $90 a month less in benefits.

¡°My income hasn¡¯t changed. So I have to find another way to make up that that money that we were getting.¡±

The end comes at a really difficult time. 8Low-income families are already struggling to 9stretch their dollars to purchase essential items amid high inflation.

¡°I¡¯m gonna have to go to a food bank now. I don¡¯t wanna have to go to a food bank.¡±

So what can you do? The USDA recommends applying for other food and nutrition services if you qualify like the Summer Food Service Program. Last year, congress passed legislation that created a 10permanent program providing funds to families of about 30 million children to buy groceries in place of school meals during 11summer break. And there¡¯s also WIC, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children.