Hubert Delany

In October 2022, Governor Lamont increased the income eligibility limits for Connecticut's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), resulting in benefits for nearly 10,000 individuals in 4,980 households.

The revised eligibility benefit levels now allow residents to qualify for SNAP benefits if their monthly gross income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This change aims to provide a greater opportunity for more families to access and benefit from the program. 

As a reminder,  SNAP enrollees are also automatically eligible for other federally-funded services, such as the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program, Head Start, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

I encourage you to take a look at whether you can benefit from SNAP under these new revisions. Please click here to learn more.