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Bill would let qualifying Vermonters use SNAP benefits at restaurants; sponsors urge pilot and one-time launch funds
Summary
A short-form bill would opt Vermont into the USDA Restaurant Meals Program for people 60+, people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness; sponsor Jubilee said the program increases options and dignity while helping restaurants, and members discussed costs, targeting and implementation details.
Sponsor Jubilee introduced a short-form bill (H+1) that would direct Vermont to opt into the USDA Restaurant Meals Program, allowing qualifying individuals—people age 60 and older, people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness—to use SNAP/3Squares benefits at participating restaurants.
Jubilee said the program "allows older Vermonters, disabled individuals and those without access to housing, to have hot prepared meals," and described it as "not a handout ...…
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