Under the new rules, the maximum monthly SNAP benefit for afamily of four will be $782, a $102 increase from pre-pandemic times, Guardia said. We're firm believers in the Golden Rule, which is why editorial opinions are ours alone and have not been previously reviewed, approved, or endorsed by included advertisers. In some states, the maximum benefit is higher. On the one hand, the government has not officially extended the public health emergency beyond January 11. Numerous households have come to rely on the benefits which have been rolled out across to the country to help low-income individuals and families buy healthy food. Todays new P-EBT guidance consists of an updated state plan template and a set of Q&As. In April, the USDA announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they would extend universal free lunch programs through the NSLP for all students through June 2022, regardless of income level. State and federal direction, waivers and funding impacted both the implementation and the end of most changes. States Are Using Much-Needed Temporary Flexibility in SNAP to These materials reflect the following changes to P-EBT contained in Decembers Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: The full P-EBT benefit is available to school children in the summer of 2023. If I'm on Disability, Can I Still Get a Loan? 20 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City filed suit, and in March 2020, in light of the pandemic, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the rule for violating the federal rulemaking process and contradicting Congressional intent in the 2018 Farm Bill. All simplified reporting households must complete recertification at the end of their certification period if they wish to be considered for ongoing eligibility. Effective May 12, 2021, DSHS resumed case planning activities for ABD recipients who entered the caseload after that date.