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Durham DSS warns of cascading impacts if federal funding for SNAP, TANF and block grants is cut
Summary
Durham Department of Social Services director Maggie Clapp told commissioners that proposed federal changes to SNAP, TANF and the Social Services Block Grant could sharply reduce benefits, child-care supports and other services; she asked the board to prepare contingency plans and noted internal efficiency gains already achieved.
Durham Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Maggie Clapp told the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday that proposed federal and state changes to several assistance programs could erode the county’s social-safety net and increase demand for county-funded services.
Clapp described a series of federal proposals and state-level actions that she said would have widespread downstream effects on families and county operations. She highlighted potential reductions in federal Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funding and changes to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, referred to in county materials as Food & Nutrition Services). Clapp and deputy…
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