Gov. DeSantis signs food stamp overhaul aimed at promoting economic self-sufficiency
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation (HB 1267) offering low-income Florida families what lawmakers described as their first step toward economic self-sufficiency.
The measure makes changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and School Readiness programs by addressing the “benefits cliff,” which causes beneficiaries to lose public benefits as a result of modest increases to their household income and often creates barriers to economic advancement.
While it does not eliminate that cliff, the legislation creates a new case management system to transition families from TANF to assist them with the transition to self-sufficie...
