![]() “These added funds are imperative to ensure Kansas families have access to food in these uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 allows states to provide this additional assistance,” Kansas DCF Secretary Laura Howard noted in a January release from the State of Kansas. The State of Kansas had also announced increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in January. All food assistance benefits are based on household size, household income and allowable deductions.” Taken together, food assistance recipients will see a 10 percent increase from pre-March 2021 benefit levels. 30 and will be replaced with the new amounts. The temporary 15 percent increase ends Sept. “Additionally, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) temporarily increased food assistance benefits by 15 percent from March 2021 through September 2021 due to the national public health emergency. “Most households will see changes in their benefits for the month of October to reflect the annual adjustments,” the State of Kansas release noted.
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