The concern for people struggling to pay for food is about to get more serious as CalFresh benefits for low-income families end later this month.
The deadline will impact more than 2.9 million households across the state that rely on the assiantance. As a result, local food banks already are scrambling.
The CalFresh program was informed the additional emergency benefits it receives from the federal government would end in March due to budget cuts. Those benefits have been in place for low-income families across the state for the last three years due to the pandemic. Current monthly benefits are $281 for those who are single, and that number is expected to drop to $23 per month in March. The dollar amounts vary based on household size and income.Second Harvest Silicon Valley told NBC Bay Area it is expecting an increase in demand as the aid is slashed, and many are already dealing with rising food costs due to inflation."Starting really in January of last year, we started seeing an uptick in demand due to inflation," Bacho said.
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