430k Oregon households will get $69 million in extra food benefits in September
Published 3:00 pm Sunday, September 4, 2022
SALEM — Oregonians who receive SNAP benefits will get an extra payment on top of their usual allotment this month, the state of Oregon said Friday, Sept. 2.
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The emergency benefits for the 433,000 Oregon households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, formerly known as food stamps, will be issued directly onto recipients’ Oregon Trail electronic benefit cards Sept. 13, Sept. 30 or Oct. 4. Recipients do not need to do anything to receive the extra payments, which have been authorized by the federal government throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
“We know that many rely on these additional emergency food benefits to get enough healthy food for themselves and their families,” Jana McLellan, interim director of the Oregon Department of Human Services program that oversees SNAP, said in a news release. “We also know that many Oregonians are still struggling to meet their basic needs.”
The enhanced benefits are expected to end when the federal government declares an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency. SNAP recipients who have had a change in income or household members should update the Department of Human Services, the agency said, because such changes could affect benefit amounts.
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The average SNAP benefit per household in Oregon is about $200 a month.
Find a food pantry: foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org
Government programs and community resources for older adults and people with disabilities: Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon at 1-855-673-2372 or www.adrcoforegon.org.
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Resources and support through Community Action Agency: www.caporegon.org/find-services/