HARTFORD — The state Department of Social Services has implemented new eligibility benefit levels in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that will result in an estimated 44,000 additional Connecticut
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) will implement new eligibility benefit levels in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning October 1, 2022, that will result in an estimated 44,000 additional Connecticut residents in 17,600 households becoming eligible for the food assistance program. Additionally, current enrollees will receive more than a 12% increase in their monthly benefits from the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustment.
“As a result of continued supply chain restraints and other geopolitical tensions, natural gas prices remain at historically high levels not seen in over a decade,” the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said.
Like prices at the pump, people who rely on oil for their homes may notice it’s costing a lot more. In Connecticut, some people are spending twice as much.