The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) released the final issuance of “emergency allotment” benefits to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households this month for those who have been receiving the food benefits.
Middlesex County SNAP households will permanently return to pre-pandemic allowances beginning March 1 and receive their reduced SNAP benefits amounts on their usual day of issuance on the first, fourth and seventh days of the month.
Middlesex County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) Director Rebecca Morgan gave the bad news to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors in January.
“This is not good for those who depend on SNAP funds to live,” said Morgan to the board.
SNAP households began receiving the temporary emergence allotment benefits in March 2020 through the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Since 2020, the commonwealth has issued more than $2.1 billion in emergency allotments and raised the monthly issuance to the maximum allowable amount for more than 900,000 individuals in Virginia.
“The rising cost of food today is a real challenge for a lot of people…”
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