HYANNIS - Massachusetts lawmakers approved a spending plan Thursday that would extend programs launched during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic … [Read more...]
Mass. to Conduct Mobile SNAP Payment Tests
March 13, 2023
HYANNIS - Massachusetts is set to join four other states in a federal initiative to test mobile Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) … [Read more...]
Extra COVID SNAP Benefits to End March 2
March 2, 2023
HYANNIS - Extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits provided by the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic are set to end … [Read more...]
SNAP Pandemic-Related Benefits End Thursday
March 1, 2023
HYANNIS - Food pantries across the region are bracing for an uptick in users as a pandemic-era expansions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … [Read more...]
Federal Pandemic SNAP Benefits Ending in February
January 9, 2023
HYANNIS - The state is advising residents that federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds to help with food costs are set to end soon. Massachusetts … [Read more...]
State Announces Increase to SNAP Benefits
September 30, 2022
HYANNIS - Households that participate in the state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see an increase in benefits beginning … [Read more...]
State Opens Online Common Application for SNAP Benefits, MassHealth
July 29, 2022
BOSTON - An online portal meant to streamline applications for MassHealth and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the … [Read more...]
Pandemic EBT Benefit Funding in Mass. Extended Through Summer
July 5, 2022
BOSTON - More money has been provided for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits in Massachusetts. State officials announced that the program, which was … [Read more...]
Mass. Restaurants, Food Trucks Can Apply to Offer SNAP Benefits
June 3, 2022
HYANNIS - Massachusetts officials are inviting local restaurants and food trucks to apply for a pilot program, where they would be able to provide … [Read more...]
State SNAP Benefits, Heating Aid Increased for Low-Income Homes
March 10, 2022
BOSTON - The state recently announced increases to both SNAP benefits and assistance with heating for those in low-income Massachusetts … [Read more...]
