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Senate committee raises SNAP asset limit and indexes it to inflation after contentious hearing
Summary
The committee approved SB 675 to raise the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) asset limit to a number discussed near $5,070–$5,500 for individuals and to index the limit to inflation; DHS said the change affects assets only and estimated a small increase in participants but could not give precise projections; opponents warned of fiscal expansion.
Senators on the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved SB 675 after extensive testimony from banking advocates, DHS officials and opponents about the likely scope and fiscal impact of raising SNAP asset limits.
Terry Benham of Impact Management Group (client: Southern Bancorp) urged the committee to increase the asset cap and index it for inflation, citing examples of people avoiding banks to preserve SNAP eligibility. Benham said the amendment raises the individual asset limit and ties it to inflation on a biannual basis; he…
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