SNAP cuts and rising state fees to hit CT families

SNAP cuts and rising state fees to hit CT families

CT Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) passed in H.R. 1 are expected to reduce benefits for Connecticut residents.The federal government used to cover the cost of benefits and share the administrative fees with states 50/50.Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said her state will share the …