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| Food Depository advocates asked lawmakers to support S.B. 1847 during Lobby Day in Springfield last May. |
An Illinois law that took effect January 1 will enable more
low-income families to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits.
Senate Bill 1847 increases the SNAP income limit from 130
percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 165 percent of FPL. The expanded
limit provides access to SNAP for families that were making slightly too much
to qualify for the program but still struggling. It is estimated that the new
law will enable 40,000 previously ineligible families to receive SNAP benefits.
Food Depository staff, volunteers and partner agencies
encouraged lawmakers to support the bill during Lobby Day in Springfield last
May. It passed through the General Assembly with bipartisan support and was
signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner in July.
For more information about the Food Depository’s advocacy
efforts, visit chicagosfoodbank.org/advocacy.
I was on unemployment, it ran out & I am working, pay is very low & SNAP ends this month, I still need SNAP I do not make that much money funny they say the economy is getting better but they fail to mention that the people who are working are living in poverty.
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