Expanded S.C. SNAP Payments to End Jan. 31

Observer Reports

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) is announcing an end to the federally-approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments (supplements) to all South Carolina households effective Jan. 31, 2023.

More than 308,000 households, representing more than 626,000 clients, are currently receiving SNAP in South Carolina as of November 2022.

Since March 2020, the assignment of emergency SNAP allotments (supplements) has brought all authorized households up to the maximum benefit allotment, based on household size.

January 2023 has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services as South Carolina’s ‘transition’ month, prior to going back to normal SNAP benefit allotments for all households.  

Effective Feb. 1, 2023, all SNAP households will go back to receiving their regular monthly benefit amount. 

A household’s regular SNAP benefits will not change as a result of the emergency allotments ending. Emergency allotments are not subject to fair hearings.

Beginning Jan. 3, 2023, SNAP recipients will be able to view their regular monthly SNAP benefit amount and their emergency allotment amount online, at https://benefitsportal.dss.sc.gov/#/eai/eaiinquiry

For more information on the program visit: https://dss.sc.gov/assistance-programs/snap/.