Government increases food assistance and snap benefits

Federal lawmakers agree more relief is needed to help Americans with food assistance.

The number of Americans on food stamps or snap benefits has grown by more than 20% during the pandemic, so the government increased those benefits.

AMERICANS WITH FOOD ASSISTANCE.THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS ON FOODSTAMPS-- OR SNAP-- HAS GROWN BYMORE THAN 20-PERCENT DURING THEPANDEMIC SO THE GOVERNMENTINCREASED THOSE BENEFITS.ON AVERAGE-- SNAP HOUSEHOLDSGOT ABOUT 246-DOLLARS A MONTHIN 20-20.PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROPOSEDRELIEF PLAN HOPES TO EXTEND THESNAP BENEFITS INCREASE THROUGHSEPTEMBER.AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TRY TO