Biden to Give Biggest Permanent Boost to Food-Stamp Benefits
- Average benefit to rise more than 25% from pre-pandemic levels
- U.S. revised list of foods it used to calculate benefits
President Joe Biden
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The Biden administration will give the biggest long-term increase in food stamp benefits in the program’s history, giving Americans more money to buy groceries and adding billions of dollars in costs to the government, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a call Monday.
Average benefits in October will go up by more than 25% from pre-pandemic levels for the 42 million people in the program, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity before Monday’s announcement.