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Jaqueline Benitez pushes her cart down an aisle as she shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Benitez, 21, who works as a preschool teacher, depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, and starting in March she expects a significant cut, perhaps half, of the $250 in food benefits she has received since 2020.

U.S. ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID

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Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in multiple languages — to let recipients know that their extra food stamps end after February's payments.

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Property insurance, cooking on a budget and the complicated legacy of XXXTentacion

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

Legislators are heading back to Tallahassee soon to talk about rising property insurance policy rates. Plus, the Camillus House has a new program to help families learn how to cook healthy meals that are not expensive. And we speak to the director behind a new documentary about the late South Florida rapper XXXTentacion.

Johnna Nieves, left, opens her van as Idalia Nunez, right, of the Second Harvest Food Bank loads the vehicle with a weeks supply of food in Orlando. While food banks have become critical during the pandemic, they’re just one path for combating hunger. For every meal from a food bank, a federal program called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, provides nine.

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A report shows that the pandemic is having lasting effects on Florida families

Katrine Bruner

One in five Floridians said they lost income and could have problems paying their rent or mortgage, the report found.

A sign alerts customers about SNAP food stamps benefits at a grocery store in New York City in Dec. 2019. SNAP benefits are getting a historic boost nearly two years later, under the Biden administration.

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Here's What The Historic Increase In Food Stamp Benefits Could Mean For You

Rachel Treisman

The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.

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‘Public Charge’ Screenings Available Free For Low-Income Immigrants in South Florida

Starting Monday, low-income immigrants will be at a greater risk of being denied a visa or a green card.The Trump administration’s new “public charge…

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Ending SNAP Program Would Increase Pressure on Florida Food Banks

About 200,000 children in Florida could lose their access to free lunches under changes to the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

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Nearly 200,000 Florida Kids Could Lose Free School Lunch Under Food Stamp Rule Changes

Nearly 200,000 children across Florida could lose their automatic access to free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would limit the…

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Food Stamp Recipients Got Help Early Before Dorian. Now They Could Run Out

Jessica Bakeman

For people who don't have consistent access to food, the effects of Hurricane Dorian could linger for weeks.Floridians who were scheduled to receive…

An FDA contract worker collects food and supplies from a food pantry in Baltimore. In the face of a Trump administration proposal that could cause 3 million people to lose federal food assistance, mayors from 70 cities are pushing back.

70 Mayors Reject Trump Food Stamp Proposal, Saying It Puts Kids At Risk

Bobby Allyn

Mayors from 70 American cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the federal food stamp program would punish some of the country's neediest.

A grocery store in New York City advertises that it accepts food stamps. A Trump administration proposal could result in 3 million people losing their food assistance.

3 Million Could Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Trump Administration Proposal

Pam Fessler

The administration wants to close what it calls a "loophole" that allows states to give benefits to those who would not otherwise be eligible by raising or eliminating income and asset limits.

Walmart and Amazon began offering online purchases with food stamps in April as part of the USDA's pilot program. Now, both companies are expanding services for low-income shoppers.

Using Food Stamps For Online Grocery Shopping Is Getting Easier

Amy Scott

Walmart is expanding a program for food stamp recipients to buy groceries online and pick them up in stores. It's the latest move to give them more options in the era of online shopping.

The Franciscan Center in Baltimore serves a hot lunch daily to those who need extra help, even if they receive food stamps. Those benefits could end for 755,000 able-bodied adults.

More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal

Pam Fessler

The Trump administration has proposed changing food stamp rules to require able-bodied adults without children to work 20 hours or more a week or lose benefits.