Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a measure to ensure families’ pandemic-era benefits are not cut in half.
signed the new law that will ensure 46,000 residents, who are mostly seniors and people with disabilities, continue receiving a minimum of $95 a month through SNAP. The new state-funded benefits are set to start in March, replacing federal funding that expires at the same time.
He said New Jersey is the first state to set an across-the-board minimum state benefit, but he hoped “we will not be the last to put these critical protections into effect.”in 2022 but the additional measure adds another $45. Without any legislation, and with the federal supplement expiring, the minimum for families this year would be $23 a month.
“We know overwhelmingly that a better-nourished and more food-secure person is stronger, and today we act on that knowledge,” Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, said Wednesday during a press conference.
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