Indiana paid record $154 million in SNAP benefits in February
“Unemployment in Indiana reached an all-time low last month of 2.3% and employers in the state are paying higher wages, including $15 an hour or more at many fast-food restaurants. But in February, the state paid a record $154 million in SNAP benefits.
That’s more than twice the amount the state paid in February 2020, the month before a statewide public health emergency was declared. It’s also higher than in the summer 2020, when unemployment spiked as thousands of businesses were forced to close to comply with Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order during the COVID-19 pandemic.”