April 28, 2022 3:00 a.m.

Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will receive emergency allotments in May.

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. The benefits are a temporary support that Oregon can provide due to the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.

ODHS said because the federal government has approved these emergency allotments for May, Oregon will also be able to issue them in June. However, the emergency benefits are expected to end when the federal public health emergency ends.

In May, approximately 406,000 SNAP households will receive approximately $66 million in extra food benefits in addition to their regular SNAP benefits.

Current SNAP households will receive emergency allotments on May 11. Emergency allotments will be issued May 28 or June 2 for households who did not receive benefits in the first monthly issuance.

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