Govt assistance programs, SNAP, unemployment, etc are still under disaster rules or actually no rules, so the hurt for the lower end hasn't hit bottom. States are allowed to waive all rules, restrictions, and expiration of peoples benefits for up to 2yrs after the end of a govt declared disaster, so I don't think that has occurred yet.
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Originally Posted by Chick Webb
Those households live on a shoestring and, in fact, the price of groceries (which was also temporarily heavily subsidized during COVID through expanded SNAP benefits), is a huge issue.
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