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Committee reviews language to direct DCF to use discretionary SNAP exemptions and available federal units
2162691 · January 29, 2025
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Summary
Draft language would instruct the Department for Children and Families to fully utilize discretionary exemptions to extend SNAP benefits, including approximately 29,000 federal units that otherwise would not carry over to the next federal year.
The committee reviewed proposed language on Jan. 29 that would direct the Department for Children and Families (DCF) to use discretionary exemptions to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Committee materials note roughly 29,000 federal units are available to extend benefits, and staff said…
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