MR #21.10: Temporary Increase in Maximum SNAP Allotments Due to COVID-19 Extended Through September 30, 2021

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04/01/2021

Summary

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 temporarily raised the maximum monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotments by 15%, effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. This manual release informs the Family Community Resource Centers (FCRCs) that the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021 extends the temporary maximum monthly allotments through September 30, 2021. This extension includes the minimum monthly allotment of $19 for 1 and 2 person SNAP households.
IES system updates will continue to use the temporary maximum monthly SNAP allotments for all SNAP households and the minimum monthly allotment ($19) for 1 and 2 person households in the eligibility determination through September 30, 2021.
A client notice will not be sent about the extension.

Temporary Maximum Monthly SNAP Allotments Extended through September 30, 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 temporarily raised the maximum monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotments by 15%, effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. Under the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021, the temporary maximum monthly allotments will be extended through September 30, 2021. This extension includes the minimum monthly allotment of $19 for 1 and 2 person SNAP households.
The temporary maximum monthly allotments in effect as of January 1, 2021 and extended through September 30, 2021 are as follows:

SNAP Household Size	Maximum Monthly SNAP Allotment
1 Person	$ 234
2 Persons	430
3 Persons	616
4 Persons	782
5 Persons	929
6 Persons	1,114
7 Persons	1,232
8 Persons	1,408
9 Persons	1,584
10 Persons	1,760
Each Additional Member	176

IES System

IES system updates will continue to use the temporary maximum monthly allotments for all SNAP households and the minimum monthly allotment ($19) for 1 and 2 person households in the eligibility determination through September 30, 2021.

Client Notice

A client notice will not be sent about the extension.

Revised Manual Pages and the Basis of Issuance Tables

The increased temporary maximum monthly SNAP allotments and the minimum monthly allotment for 1 and 2 person households are still in effect January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The only change in this manual release is that the extension is being granted through September 30, 2021. The reference to the June 30, 2021 extension end date on the manual pages indicated below and the Basis of Issuance Tables are revised to reflect the extension through September 30, 2021.