After almost three years, the federal government is ending pandemic-era payments. Some of that money was for low-income families on the supplemental nutrition assistance program, better known as “SNAP.”

The extra money for SNAP benefits started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020 when millions of people lost their jobs. Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to help people better provide for themselves during the pandemic.

But why are the benefits coming to an end now?

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