Connecticut Allocates $8.5M for People Losing SNAP Benefits Due to New Federal Rules

Crisis alimentaria en CT se agrava por recortes a cupones de alimentos y aumento en precios

Crisis alimentaria en CT se agrava por recortes a cupones de alimentos y aumento en precios

Lamont orders $300 grocery gift cards for residents losing SNAP

Lamont’s announcement came just two days after some of his fellow Democrats in the General Assembly criticized his administration for doing too little.

About 25,000 Residents To Receive Food Assistance Cards After Changes To Federal SNAP Rules

On Wednesday morning, Lamont announced a plan to use $8.5 million from Connecticut’s Federal Cuts Response Fund to provide $300 grocery assistance cards to those losing their benefits.

CT to give $300 grocery cards to residents losing SNAP benefits

Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)About 25,000 Connecticut residents who are losing their federal SNAP benefits due to stricter eligibility rules imposed by the Trump Administration can expect some state help this summer.The state has announced plans to use $8.5 million from its Federal Cuts Response Fund, established by state lawmakers and administered by Governor Ned Lamont, to provide $300 gr…

Connecticut allocates $8.5M for people losing SNAP benefits due to new federal rules

Grocery assistance will help 25,000 Connecticut residents who are expected to lose their federal nutrition benefits. They’ll each receive a $300 assistance card.

Gov. Lamont to announce plans to address food assistance cuts

Gov. Ned Lamont is announcing plans to help keep food on the table as thousands of people in the state have lost their food assistance in the last few months.