People line up for Thanksgiving food pantry distribution organized by Council of Peoples Organization in Brooklyn, New York on November 23, 2021.
People line up for Thanksgiving food pantry distribution organized by Council of Peoples Organization in Brooklyn, New York on November 23, 2021.
  • At the start of March, a pandemic-era expansion of food stamps is set to abruptly wind down.
  • Those emergency allotments ending will leave some with hundreds less in SNAP benefits each month.
  • Impacted SNAP recipients told Insider that they're bracing for tough times and high bills ahead.

After a stroke and heart attack, David Welch is "trying to do something with the rest of my life."