(CNN) An estimated 25 million people will get a boost in their food stamp benefits starting this month, the Biden administration announced Thursday evening. These Americans, who are among the lowest-income food stamp recipients , were left out of a benefit increase last year because of how the Trump administration implemented an early federal coronavirus relief provision. It raised households' food stamp allotment to the maximum amount for their family size. The coronavirus pandemic and accompanying economic upheaval sparked a hunger crisis in the US. The number has roughly returned to the level it was at in early October, after spiking just before Congress passed a $900 billion relief package at the end of the year.

Source: CNN April 02, 2021 19:52 UTC