‘It’s going to be rough’: Extra pandemic SNAP benefits end for low-income Mainers
“During the pandemic, low-income individuals and families in Maine were getting extra money to buy food each month on their EBT cards. Now, the pandemic boost in SNAP benefits is ending. For tens of thousands of Mainers with EBT cards to buy food each month, they can’t believe what’s about to happen. On March 1, they’ll no longer get the extra SNAP benefits the federal government had been doling out during the pandemic, known as Emergency Maximum Assistance.”