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According to the Trump administration, the partial SNAP benefits will be decreased by 35%. However, some Massachusetts recipients could see a much smaller fraction of their usual payment, depending on their individual circumstances.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), said there will not be enough funding to give enrolled Americans their November food benefits due to the shutdown. More than a million Bay Staters will be without SNAP benefits, according to the state.
Dozens of restaurants across Massachusetts have stepped up to help feed their communities during the government shutdown.
Governor Maura Healey will speak at the State House at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to address President Trump’s unprecedented decision to end SNAP benefits and outline ways residents can support their neighbors.
However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned that it no longer has the funding to deliver November food benefits. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in suing the Trump administration over the funding lapse, saying the funds do exist in a contingency fund.
However, SNAP benefits typically roll over month to month, allowing a recipient to spend any unused money on their EBT card up to 274 days after it was issued, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Services (DTA).
Ahead of public food benefits running out for over a million Bay Staters on Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday that the state will advance a scheduled $4 million payment for food
The Greater Boston Food Bank is shipping out 75 additional pallets of food a day to pantries across eastern Mass. More than a million Massachusetts residents and 42 million people nationwide use SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. And the ripple effects could be staggering.
Our maps show which Massachusetts communities will be most impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits and how our state compares to the rest of the country.
When thousands of Massachusetts residents lost their SNAP benefits on November 1, one Holyoke girl decided to take action in her own community.