Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that for June, all New Yorkers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would receive the maximum amount of food assistance. This month, all SNAP families, even those currently receiving the maximum level of benefits, will get a supplementary allocation, resulting in a $234 million influx of federal funds into the New York State economy.
The increased benefits should be available to SNAP households in all counties outside of New York City between June 10 and June 17. According to WROC Rochester via MSN, households in the five-county New York City region should have their benefits deposited between June 17 and June 30.
Who Can Claim the SNAP Benefits 2022?
The emergency assistance supplement is available to all families, even those who receive the maximum authorized benefit each month on SNAP, a federally funded program supervised by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. Those households that are already close to or at the maximum benefit level-$835 for a family of four will get an additional payment of at least $95.
These additional benefits should be available to SNAP households in all counties outside of New York City between today and Friday, June 17. Those SNAP households in New York City's five counties. SNAP is critical to New York's continued economic recovery, having infused more than $1 billion into the state's economy since January.
According to a government study that quantifies the impact of SNAP on the US economy, every federal dollar invested in SNAP generates up to $1.54 in economic activity. A recent survey reveals that roughly 14 percent of the state's population relied on SNAP assistance last year, making these benefits a key lifeline for New Yorkers in need. More than half of beneficiary homes had children, and almost half had a senior over the age of 55 or someone who was incapacitated.
In April 2020, OTDA began distributing additional emergency payments to SNAP households receiving less than the maximum monthly benefit amount. When New York State's emergency declaration expired in June 2021, the agency successfully collaborated with the federal government to obtain the maximum amount for all SNAP households until the federal declaration expired, which is currently anticipated to be extended until October.
Payments will be distributed directly to users' current Electronic Benefit Transfer accounts and may be accessed with their existing EBT cards, as in previous months. Supplemental payments, like normal SNAP benefits, can be used to buy food at designated retail food outlets. Any unused SNAP benefits will be carried over to the next month, Governor reported.
SNAP Benefits Per State
On the other hand, more than 40 million Americans who get SNAP assistance are seeing their payments cut even as the country faces the largest spike in food prices in decades. Several states will continue to give the additional payout to their people until the federal PHE expires.
The USDA website is useful for general information and links, but check your state's SNAP agency website to determine whether you are qualified for SNAP - and to see if your state is continuing enhanced SNAP payments until June - because each state has distinct registration and qualifying procedures, according to Yahoo. The following 17 states (plus the US Virgin Islands) will cease enhanced SNAP payments at the end of May:
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virgin Islands
