Rates of Medicaid coverage and Section 8 recipiency or NYCHA public housing resi- dency among families receiving SNAP (2022-2024) Figure 8 Rates of Medicaid coverage and Section 8 recipiency or NYCHA public housing residency among families receiving SNAP (2022-2024)
Received Medicaid Received Section 8 voucher or reside in NYCHA public housing
67%
32%
Source: Annual Poverty Tracker survey data, second through sixth Poverty Tracker cohorts. Note: Results based on three-year average of 2022, 2023, and 2024 data.
The state and local response to federal SNAP cuts Recent federal actions are likely to result in substantial cuts to the SNAP program in the coming years. However, there are several opportunities at the state and local level to offset the consequences of these federal policy changes. These include: FOOD: g Establish a targeted state-funded SNAP minimum supplement of $100 for households receiving the lowest federal SNAP benefits , prioritizing seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families, regardless of immigration status g Bolster funding for New York’s emergency food providers and benefit navigator programs to help households access food , including $75 million for Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program and Nourish NY, $20 million for frontline service providers and their networks, $8.5 million to sustain statewide access to SNAP navigators through the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program, $30 million for the Women, Infants, & Children program to stabilize and modernize operations and support outreach, and $4.6 million for CUNY Comprehensive Access to Resources and Essential Services for all campuses. HOUSING: g Expand the Housing Access Voucher Program , a statewide rental assistance program for households experiencing and at risk of homelessness. A pilot version of the program was established last year but increasing annual funding to $250 million and making the program permanent would help thousands more households across New York remain stably housed. g Improve and expand CityFHEPS , New York City’s local housing voucher for households experiencing homelessness by reducing administrative burdens to help households move out of shelter more quickly and piloting preventative vouchers for target populations to prevent homelessness before it occurs. Lorem ipsum
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SNAP RECIPIENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEDERAL CUTS TO SNAP
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