That's according to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).Administered by ODHS, SNAP is a federal program that provides food assistance to approximately 1 million eligible, low-income families and individuals in Oregon, including many older adults and people with disabilities. People whose Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits were electronically stolen from their EBT cards since last fall will have those funds replaced starting May 22. Because the federal government approved these emergency benefits for October, Oregon will also be able to issue them …Tuesday, May 9th 2023. These emergency benefits are a temporary support that Oregon can provide because of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.

This gives SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.