States will pay a larger share of the food assistance program that served an average of 752,000 Alabamians last year.

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News Half of Alabama adults struggle to feed families as COVID-era SNAP benefits end Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 7:09 a.m.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has just over 800,000 food insecure people and many of them rely on food assistance, but with the government shutdown, those benefits could be in jeopardy.

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about the health of our state, but others largely disagree.

How the end to emergency SNAP benefits affects Alabama “The average household will see a $170 decrease in benefits.” The API failed to deliver the resource.