'It is going to be a very anxious and difficult time for a lot of people. Many households are going to have to start making really tough decisions between putting food on their table and paying their rent or paying for their heat.' via DanielleKNews
A COVID-19 relief measure gave SNAP participants the maximum amount of benefits possible. Those additional benefits expire at the end of February and will now return to regular levels.
The federal additional SNAP benefits were not permanent, but with the impacts of rising inflation, some families don't know how they're going to make ends meet. Denver7 reached out to state senators and representatives from both parties, including Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Yadira Caraveo, Jason Crow, Diana Degette, Doug Lamborn, Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen, to see if they had any plans to introduce legislation that might offer new relief for local families after the additional benefits expire.
"An extra $14-million into hunger relief organizations to help cushion this," said Maraccini,"That $14 million will be directed into food banks and food pantries all across the state, as we know the demand for their services are going to increase a great deal.""Maybe this is an opportunity for us to have a discussion through federal advocacy for maybe making the maximum allotment the norm, instead of tying it only to a public health crisis," said Maraccini.
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