Additionally, the Governor emphasized, “This proposed rule will have a negative effect on food security, including jeopardizing the school lunch program…The federal government must do better to support working families.”
Furthermore,
“Pennsylvania retailers rely on the money SNAP recipients spend and reducing the number of people able to use these benefits in Pennsylvania will have a significant economic impact. In addition, when people receive proper nutrition, they remain healthier and spend less on health care. Depriving people of the means for adequate sustenance and a healthier life is cruel and inhumane,” said the Governor.
His office noted that 1.7 million Pennsylvanians depend on food stamps. Eliminating the Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility will put at risk around 200,000 people in more than 120,000 households in Pennsylvania.
