SNAP

Shoppers picking up onions, garlic or other root vegetables from George Hill’s Farm and other vendors at the Wooster Square Farmers Market in New Haven can get twice as much if they’re using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Theft has increased 1800% since the program began in 2023, according to Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves.

By easing eligibility requirements, Connecticut has expanded the number of SNAP recipients by 8,959 individuals and 4,980 households, officials said.

Last year’s federal COVID-19 relief package provided temporary food assistance for low-income college students. Now, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants to make the program permanent.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand from New York wants to eliminate certain employment requirements to help students at public colleges access federal food…

Connecticut will release $19 million on Thursday to low-income residents who are eligible for Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, known as SNAP…

Nearly 75,000 community college students in New York are now eligible for food stamps.The state expanded the benefit program to low-income students…

Nearly 100,000 households in Connecticut are set to receive emergency food assistance from the federal government this week.The $15 million in benefits…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more Connecticut residents to apply for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.Daniel…

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says new Trump administration regulations would restrict food and energy assistance to low-income households.…