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Friday, August 8, 2014

CONNECTICUT TO CONTINUE LIHEAP CONNECTION

Governor Malloy has announced that Connecticut will continue its policy of allocating additional assistance for low income residents so they can remain eligible for food assistance programs. The Governor's plan will dedicate $2.2 million to maintain current SNAP benefits for approximately 100,000 households. Under previous federal law, Connecticut only had to budget $100,000 a year under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) -- the equivalent of $1 per household -- for these recipients to be eligible for enhanced SNAP benefits. Now, the federal government requires that the minimum level of LIHEAP aid to each household be $20 for the family to maintain the additional benefits under SNAP.
Source: Governor’s Office, 8/6/14, LIHEAP


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