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Cambridge Council asks manager for rapid plan as SNAP benefits face possible Nov. 1 cutoff
Summary
Council accepted a late policy order and asked the city manager to present rapid options to address a possible SNAP benefits cutoff on Nov. 1, after the manager warned federal contingency funds may not be tapped and the state cannot fully replace the aid. City staff will work with nonprofits and return with proposal options next week.
Cambridge City Council on Oct. 27 voted to take up a late policy order and asked the city manager to present possible short-term responses in case federal SNAP benefits lapse on Nov. 1.
City Manager Yuan Wang told the council that Cambridge has about 6,700 households (roughly 10,000 people) receiving SNAP and that, nationally, the average benefit is about $187 per person. He said that represents "almost $2,000,000 per month of federal food benefits into our community." He warned that the USDA indicated contingency funds would not be used and that the state cannot make up the roughly $212 million per month displaced from SNAP, meaning Cambridge could face a…
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