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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Most States Are Using New Flexibility in SNAP to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges
May 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news:

States have jumped on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act's options to provide emergency SNAP (food stamp) supplements and ease program administration during the pandemic to deliver more food assistance to struggling families, help manage rising administrative demands, and ensure that participants maintain much-needed benefits. We encourage all states to also take advantage of th . . .

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