SNAP benefits endingSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Northeast Ohioans have been relying on the extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments to help cover the cost of groceries.
"It was a real relief and it was a real help," said SNAP recipient Limey from Cleveland.
Beginning on March 1, those additional payments will stop and SNAP recipients will return to their normal payments.
"To cut it off now with the prices of food, I don't understand," Limey said.
Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services director Kevin Gowan said this will impact over 200,000 people in the county for a total of roughly $20 million a month.
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