Larger Households in Massachusetts Receiving Publicly Funded Food Benefits Will Get Extra Support to Buy Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; Here Are the Details

Larger households in Massachusetts receiving publicly funded food benefits will get extra support to buy fresh fruits and vegetables; here are the details - Legalization Profiles

BY ALISON KUZNITZ As state officials prepare for federal cuts that could worsen food insecurity, larger households getting publicly financed food benefits will begin receiving additional assistance to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables next month. The Healthy Incentives Program will resume a tiered benefit structure with increased monthly caps on September 1st, the Department of Transitional Assistance said Thursday. Governor Maura Healey appr…

Larger households in Massachusetts receiving publicly funded food benefits will get extra support to buy fresh fruits and vegetables; here are the details

BY ALISON KUZNITZ Larger households receiving publicly funded food benefits will get extra support to buy fresh fruits and vegetables starting next month, as state officials gird for federal cuts that could escalate food insecurity. The Department of Transitional Assistance announced Thursday that the Healthy Incentives Program will return to a tiered benefit structure with […]