Some people will need to work, train or volunteer 80 hours a month to qualify for benefits. But it won't take effect for at least a few years.

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said the state will cover 75% of SNAP administrative costs and share benefit expenses, an added $77 million, as federal cuts ...

The lawsuit seeks to block the Trump administration from conditioning SNAP funding on whether states provide the personal ...

In Connecticut, 355,000 families received $880 million in food benefits per year, which is funded entirely by the federal government. The state also spends an additional $155 million in ...

In Connecticut, more than 400,000 people got SNAP benefits in 2025, according to the DSS. More than half of the recipients in the state are in families with children.

State officials across the nation have been working day after day to figure out how to implement what feels like endless waves of change coming from the federal government. A nearly 900-page federal ...

According to the lawsuit, the demand from the USDA, which came in the form of a letter in May, threatened states with ...

The Hispanic Health Council, a statewide healthcare advocacy organization, also receives a significant chunk of Connecticut's SNAP-Ed funding. There, more than a dozen staff, including nutritionists ...

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would reduce income by 2.9% (about $700) per year for the bottom 20% of households, according to the Yale ...

Local food pantries brace for impact of SNAP cuts By Sydney Boyo • Published July 9, 2025 • Updated on July 9, 2025 at 5:34 pm BOOKMARKER ...

Connecticut officials remain committed, for now, to a program that offers government-sponsored health benefits to certain undocumented residents — despite federal threats against states that do ...