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Mass. officials warn SNAP benefits could stop next week; launch United Response Fund to aid food banks
Summary
State officials warned that a planned suspension of federal SNAP benefits would cut aid to roughly 1,000,000 people in Massachusetts next week and announced a United Way-led United Response Fund to support food banks and pantries.
Massachusetts state officials warned that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are scheduled to stop next week unless the White House releases federal contingency funds, and they announced a new fundraising effort to help food banks meet the increased demand.
The governor said that "President Trump has chosen to stop all SNAP benefits to Americans starting next week," and described the decision as avoidable if the administration releases billions of dollars from a contingency fund. The governor added that about 1,000,000 people in Massachusetts — 32 percent of them children, 31 percent people with disabilities and 26 percent seniors — would lose benefits next week. The governor said the state receives about $240,000,000 a month in SNAP benefits for its residents and that no state budget can replace those federal funds.
Why it matters: SNAP is a primary source of food…
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