Committee proposes $100 one‑time stipend for Reach Up households, and backs using SNAP discretionary exemptions

Committee staff told members there is $499,995 in Reach Up caseload savings in the BAA the administration proposed to move elsewhere. Staff and advocacy partners recommended keeping those funds in the Reach Up program and using the money to pay a one‑time $100 inflation response stipend to each eligible household; staff estimated the payment would use roughly $372,700 of the available funds based on November caseload counts (3,727 households in Reach Up) and leave a small remainder to be carried forward.