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Seattle budget package sets aside $4 million for emergency food response after SNAP lapse
Summary
Chair Dan Strauss said the balancing package includes $4 million to address a federal SNAP lapse, part of a broader emergency food response the executive may fund up to $8 million; the council also reserved funds in case additional needs arise.
Chair Dan Strauss told the Select Budget Committee that the package includes funding to respond to a recent lapse in federal SNAP benefits. "Instead of standing by, we took immediate action and approved $4,000,000 per month in emergency funding for food banks and meal programs," Strauss said. The committee’s package accounts for $4,000,000 of that response and preserves additional…
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