Long Island to pay more for SNAP food benefits as federal government shifts program costs to states
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith and John Asbury, newsday.com
Nassau and Suffolk counties are expected to absorb nearly $10 million in costs --- with more costs coming next year --- to support the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as the Trump administration implements changes tightening eligibility requirements.
The funding shift is just one of the changes that could affect SNAP recipients as the federal government seeks to pass costs to the states for the program that feeds thousands of Long Islanders.