All SNAP participants face a serious benefit cut on November 1, when the 2009 Recovery Act’s temporary benefit boost temporary benefit boost ends. USDA announced the size of those cuts last week. For a family of three, the cut will be $29 a month — or $319 over the remaining 11 months of the fiscal year. This means SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2014 will average less than $1.40 per person per meal. Nutrition experts have long held that these levels are inadequate to meet families’ basic food needs. Connecticut’s 424,000 recipients stand to lose a total of $44 million from this cut.
Source: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, 8/1/13, SNAP Cuts
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