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Advocates urge lawmakers to boost cash assistance benefits after budget cuts

For a family of three with no income, the maximum monthly benefit is $783.

Healey's midyear spending cuts are a brutal tug at the safety net

Healey cut blocks benefit bump for poor

Activists are objecting to Gov. Maura Healey's decision to cut funds that would benefit some of the state's lowest-income residents, saying it will prevent an "urgently needed" 10% benefit bump that was schedule to take effect on April 1.

Crowd rallies against Maura Healey's budget cuts in Mass.

A crowd called on Gov. Maura Healey to reverse $375M in budget cuts made earlier this week as Mass. faces an expected $1B shortfall.

Healey cut blocks benefit bump for poor

Activists are objecting to Gov. Maura Healey's decision to cut funds that would benefit some of the state's lowest-income residents, saying it will prevent an "urgently needed" 10% benefit bump that was schedule to take effect on April 1.