Food Stamps Benefits for Working Mainers to Triple March 1st

Using federal funds that went unspent by the LePage administration, Mills has ordered SNAP benefits for working Mainers to increase by 3x. If you are working 30 hours a week, or 20 hours a week and have a small child, your benefits will go from $15 to $50 per month.

For more information, including a detailed breakdown of the funds and the program, here is an extensive story the KJ did on the story.