SNAP BENEFITS DECREASED IN MARCH 2023
Your SNAP benefits were reduced in March as a result of federal policy changes.
WHAT CHANGES ARE HAPPENING
SNAP benefits increased during COVID-19 due to the public health emergency. Since April 2020, Oklahomans have received their regular monthly benefit and a SNAP emergency allotment. The final SNAP emergency allotments went out in February 2023.
SNAP recipients saw their benefits decrease. The size of the cut each depends on income and household size.
HOW TO GET IMMEDIATE FOOD HELP
If your SNAP benefits don’t last you through the month, you can get groceries from one of the Regional Food Bank’s more than 300 partners in central and western Oklahoma. Find a Regional Food Bank partner by visiting rfbo.org/get-help and entering your zip code.
UNDERSTAND CHANGES TO YOUR SNAP BENEFITS
The Regional Food Bank can help answer questions about the emergency allotment changes. Visit rfbo.org/snap or call 405-600-3168. If you have case specific questions, please contact the Oklahoma Department of Human Services at 405-522-5050.
MAKE SURE YOUR SNAP DEDUCATIONS ARE ACCURATE
If you experience any of the following changes, you may be eligible for more in SNAP benefits: the number of people in your household increased, your income went down, your housing, medical or childcare expenses went up.
Contact the Oklahoma Department of Human Services at 405-522-5050 to report these changes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
For the past three years, you have been receiving the max SNAP benefits for your household size. These extra benefits were intended to help pay for food costs during the COVID emergency and were launched in 2020 by Congress. New federal rules within the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 have brought the max benefits to an end.
The Regional Food Bank’s service area encompasses 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma (the areas shaded in green). The remaining 24 counties are served by Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.
To check the balance on your EBT card, you may call 1-888-328-6551 or visit https://www.connectebt.com. Remember that your benefit amount will not change until March 2023.