Minnesotans relying on food stamps, shelves will receive extra help from stimulus package

Nearly a half-million Minnesotans on food stamps will see a bump in their benefits starting in February as part of the $13 billion earmarked for food assistance in the latest federal COVID-19 relief package.

The $900 billion stimulus includes a 15% hike in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - also known as food stamps - through June that state officials say won't take effect until next month.

Even so, Richard Lewis thinks food stamps are like chickens: Don't count them before they hatch.

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