Changes to SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. Changes are coming as of November 2025.
SNAP Recipients—Find Out If SNAP Changes Impact You!
A new federal law called H.R.1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is changing rules about SNAP benefits.
Your benefits may be changing if you are:
- Between the ages of 18-64
- Living with a child over the age of 14
- Currently pregnant or physically or mentally unable to work
- Caring for a person who is ill or disabled
- Receiving disability benefits such as SSI, SSDI, or VA
- Participating in a drug or alcohol treatment program
What’s next?
Visit the CT Department of Social Services (DSS) website and answer a few questions to determine your next step.
A SECOND LOOK AT SNAP
SNAP is the nation’s largest and most important anti-hunger program. In Connecticut, SNAP helps improve access
to food, health outcomes and the local economy, while easing the strain on community food banks.
of CT residents
who face hunger
of SNAP participants are
in families with children
of SNAP recipients are
in working families
of SNAP recipients
are in families with
members who are older
adults or are disabled
SNAP provides food benefits to
1 in 7 CT residents
Food insecurity has increased
40% in the state since 2020
$1 in SNAP benefits generates
$1.50 in economic activity
SNAP feeds
CT school-aged children over the summer
SNAP lifts more than
CT residents above the poverty
line every year
To learn about HUSKY Health, Medicaid in CT, please click here.
MedicaidMattersCT.org is a property of the Connecticut Department of Social Services in coordination with MyPlaceCT.org, a free web-based resource designed to help older adults and people with disabilities live with optimal independence, health and well-being.
