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Beacon Hill Lawmakers to Discuss Extension of Extra SNAP Benefits
On average, the SNAP emergency allotment has added an additional $151 to a household’s normal monthly benefit of $335 in Massachusetts, according to the Department of Transitional Assistance.
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Beacon Hill to Consider Extending Extra SNAP Benefits, as Pandemic-Era Aid Gets Cut
Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts households are on alert, ahead of getting their final enhanced SNAP payment on Thursday. As pandemic-related emergency SNAP funding comes to a close, many families will have less money in their pockets for food and necessities, all while the country experiences record-high costs. Lawmakers on Beacon Hill, though, are taking up the issue on Wednesday,…
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Emergency SNAP Benefits Coming to an End
The last check with extra pandemic benefits will go out on Thursday
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Meeting to Address Extra SNAP Benefits Ending
The end of the emergency federal program would impact about 640,000 families in Massachusetts, when it closes on March 2. On average, the emergency benefits from Washington added $151 per household.
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As Pandemic SNAP Benefits Come to End, Mass. Lawmakers to Mull State Help
A federal program that expanded SNAP benefits during the pandemic is set to expire next month, impacting thousands of people across Massachusetts, and state lawmakers are meeting Wednesday to discuss whether the Commonwealth should take action. The end of the emergency federal program would impact about 640,000 families in Massachusetts, when it closes on March 2. On average, the emergency…