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Senate File 1110 would raise Minnesota''s SNAP minimum for seniors; committee hears personal and policy testimony, amendment adopted
Summary
Senate File 1110 would raise the state-funded supplement to the federal SNAP minimum for certain seniors from $23 to $50 per month; an author's amendment adjusted age eligibility and removed commissioner discretion, and the committee laid the measure over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 1110, presented by Sen. Mann on Feb. 19, would increase the SNAP minimum benefit for qualifying seniors by raising the state-funded supplement for those eligible from $23 to $50 per month.
Nut graf: Advocates and health and aging organizations told the committee that the current minimum is inadequate for many older Minnesotans on fixed incomes, and that improving the benefit…
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