1.8 million Ohioans will see reductions in food aid

Expiration of modest boost means just $1.40 per person per meal in aid.

All of the nearly 47 million Americans, including 22 million children, who receive SNAP food assistance will see their food aid reduced, when a modest boost in benefits that policymakers included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expires on October 31.

The 16 percent of Ohio’s population still struggling in the slow economic recovery face a cut in food assistance benefits this fall, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The data is analyzed in a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, released locally by Policy Matters Ohio.

All of the nearly 47 million Americans, including 22 million children, who receive SNAP food assistance will see their food aid reduced, when a modest boost in benefits that policymakers included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expires on October 31. For a family of three, that cut will likely mean a reduction of $29 a month