December 27, 2022 3:00 a.m.

Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrution Assistance Program benefits will receive emergency allotments in January.

A release from the Oregon Department of Human Services said the federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020. This gives SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. These emergency benefits are a temporary support that Oregon can provide because of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.

Because the federal government approved these emergency benefits for January, Oregon will also be able to issue them in February 2023. However, the emergency benefits are expected to end when the federal public health emergency ends.

In January, approximately 421,000 SNAP households will receive approximately $71 million in extra food benefits in addition to their regular SNAP benefits.

Current SNAP households will receive emergency allotments on January 11th. Emergency allotments will be issued January 31st or February 2nd for households who did not receive benefits in the first monthly issuance.

Snap recipients do not have to take any action to receive these benefits as they will be issued directly on their EBT cards.

More information about emergency allotments is available at: https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/ASSISTANCE/FOOD-BENEFITS/Pages/Emergency-Allotments.aspx