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USDA reaches settlement in SNAP benefits case, will expand access to emergency benefits

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021, FOX 2 KTVU

“The past year has been incredibly hard for people with very low incomes,” said Alexander Prieto, a senior litigator with the Western Center on Law and Poverty. “This settlement and USDA’s new guidance is a step in a different direction, and we hope for continued efforts to expand, rather than take away, vital safety net programs.”