Hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts are about to lose their extra food assistance benefits.
Federal SNAP Emergency Allotments were part of COIVD-19 emergency allocations. With 630,000 in Massachusetts using them, the federal government was spending nearly $90 million per month.
Massachusetts households will receive their last extra SNAP allotment on March 2.
Gov. Maura Healey has proposed funding a three-month extension of those benefits for some people.
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