About 25,000 Residents to Receive Food Assistance Cards after Changes to Federal SNAP Rules
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FILE PHOTO: Gov. Ned Lamont speaks about SNAP funding while Sen. Richard Blumenthal looks on at the Hands on Hartford Manna Food Pantry on Nov. 3, 2025. Photo credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
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By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
About 25,000 state residents who are about to lose their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a result of changes to eligibility will receive a little relief from the state, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
On Wednesday morning, Lamont announced a plan to use $8.5 million from Connecticut’s Federal Cuts Response Fund to provide $300 grocery assistance cards to those losing their benefits.
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