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Two Million In Illinois Set To Lose Pandemic Food Benefits

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

English - February 15, 2023 12:05 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
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In response to the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Human Services issued emergency allotments to help people pay for food. But those will go away by Feb. 28, even though food prices remain high. Reset talks with advocates Patricia Fernandez, Kellie O’Connell, and Alici McNeal as well as Christina, a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Editor: Andrew Meriwether, Dan Tucker, Meha Ahmad