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Connecticut to fund WIC benefits from state reserves during federal shutdown
Summary
Governor Ned Lamont and state health officials said Connecticut will use state rainy day funds to continue WIC benefits for roughly 52,000 residents while awaiting federal reimbursement; state leaders emphasized program continuity and described local services and a Healthy Bodegas pilot in Hartford.
Connecticut officials announced the state will continue benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the ongoing federal shutdown, funding the program from state reserves while anticipating future federal reimbursement.
Dr. Nisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, said the state WIC system serves about 52,000 people statewide — roughly 30,000 children, 11,000 infants and 11,000 women — and that “it costs $200,000 a day to run this program and to feed people who are in this program.”
The moderator at the Hartford event announced the state commitment: “our state will continue WIC benefits, and we will fund WIC through our state reserves.” Governor Ned…
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