Addressing food insecurity starts with adequately staffing the state office responsbile for SNAP benefits to meet the rising need

Addressing food insecurity starts with adequately staffing the state office responsbile for SNAP benefits to meet the rising need

THE RECENT REPUBLICAN megabill, H.R.1, slashed the largest amount from basic needs programs in American history to give tax breaks to the wealthy. The bill cuts 20 percent of funding from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – a basic needs program that serves 1 in 6 very low-income Massachusetts residents. Eligibility restrictions in H.R.1 threaten benefits for around 110,000 current Massachusetts recipients, including families …