2023 SNAP Changes: End of Temporary Benefits
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You do not need to take action. To check your benefit amount or balance, setup an account to track your funds at ConnectEBT.com or call 1-866-386-3071.
Update your information
Go to benefits.ohio.gov to report changes to your address, income, etc. Visit ohiofoodbanks.org and click Get Help to talk to a SNAP outreach specialist about a benefits check-up.
Help is available
Need more help with food? Please visit ohiofoodbanks.org and click Find Your
Foodbank to connect with free groceries, meals, and more.
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End of SNAP Emergency Allotments-2023 SNAP Changes Flyer (PDF)
Sample Notification Letter Sent to SNAP Participants: SNAP Recipient Letter
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Live in Ohio? Participate in SNAP? SNAP benefits will drop for all SNAP households starting in March. Call 1-866-386-3071 to check your benefit amount & balance, go to https://www.connectebt.com/ohebtclient/, or use @JoinProviders for a free smart phone app to track your funds. Image for Twitter (PNG)
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Do you live in Ohio? Do you participate in SNAP (food stamps)?
SNAP benefits will drop for all SNAP households starting in March. Each month during the pandemic, SNAP benefits have been loaded onto your card two separate times. Starting in March, you will only receive the amount of your first benefit. Call 1-866-386-3071 or visit ConnectEBT.com to check your benefit amount or use https://www.joinproviders.com/ for a free smart phone app to track your funds.
For more help with navigating your SNAP benefits or to connect with other help with food and basic needs, visit @OhioFoodbanks at https://ohiofoodbanks.org/get-help/
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Throughout the pandemic, SNAP households have received temporary additional benefits, called Emergency Allotments. These additional benefits were authorized as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. All SNAP households have been receiving the maximum benefit amount possible for their household size. Every SNAP household has been receiving at least $95 more per month. On average, households have been receiving $90 per person, per month more in benefits.
Ohio SNAP households have been receiving these benefits in two separate issuances – one toward the beginning of the month and one toward the end of the month. SNAP benefits will drop for all SNAP households in Ohio starting in March, and households will only receive the benefit amount that is issued toward the beginning of the month.
SNAP participants can call 1-866-386-3071 to check their benefit amount and their balance or use this website to check that information online. They can also go to JoinProviders.com to download a free smart phone app to track their benefits. If a SNAP participant would like further help navigating their benefits, or to connect to other benefits that can help stretch household income, they can find help here. They can also find other help with food from the Ohio Association of Foodbanks network.
You can learn more about how these additional benefits helped prevent far worse rates of hunger and food insecurity here. To stay connected to other ways that the Public Health Emergency unwinding will impact Ohioans and their access to public benefits, sign up for the Advocates for Ohio’s Future newsletter and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
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