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Committee members ask for data on food insecurity amid debate over dependency and program effectiveness
Summary
During committee discussion following testimony on current use, members raised concerns about food insecurity and whether assistance programs create dependency; the committee asked staff to invite the Department for Children and Families and to seek program-level data and reporting on outcomes.
Committee members used the meeting’s remaining time to discuss food insecurity and requested clearer data on program usage and exits. A committee member described concerns from working Vermonters about dependency on food assistance programs and urged the committee to seek reporting that shows how many people enter and exit assistance and what…
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