Emergency SNAP benefits extended
Free Press staff report | 10/13/2022, 6 p.m.
Recipients of Virginia’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will continue to get emergency benefits for the month of October. Starting Sunday, Oct. 16, enhanced benefits will be transferred automatically to Electronic Benefits Transfer cards of all recipients in the state.
These additional benefits were federally approved in August and announced by the Virginia Department of Social Services on Oct. 6. The allotments will temporarily raise the monthly benefits for SNAP households to the maximum amount based on household size.
Participants may contact their local department of social ser- vices or find more information about assistance programs like SNAP at dss.virginia.gov, or by visiting commonhelp.virginia. gov for questions and account information.
