Whether D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration will implement a council budget directive to increase food assistance benefits by nearly remains an open question heading into the new year, despite assertions from lawmakers and advocacy groups that failing to do so would violate city law.
Whether D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration will implement a council budget directive to increase food assistance benefits by nearly remains an open question heading into the new year, despite assertions from lawmakers and advocacy groups that failing to do so would violate city law . The back-and-forth over the temporary boost to the city’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes months after the D.C.
Council passed a budget provision to boost those benefits by 10 percent from January to September 2024 if there was to move forward with the council’s plan, citing significant spending and staffing constraints faced by the District’s Department of Human Services, which facilitates several key social service programs. In recent weeks, those who disagree with the Bowser administration’s rationale have ramped up the pressure. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), who introduced the budget provision, last week posted a De
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