The Delaware Food Bank has been busier than ever, and they believe that need will continue to rise as a result of the reduction of federal food assistance and the continued rise of inflation.
The federal government stated in January that additional SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, would expire at the end of February on a national scale. These emergency allocations have existed since the beginning of the pandemic.
SNAP Program
In the past three years, about 124,000 Delawareans have relied on this additional federal stipend, which provided beneficiaries with the maximum benefits for their household size.