A 6101 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.

This bill appropriates $175 million from New Jersey's General Fund to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits during fiscal year 2026. It directly affects approximately 800,000 New Jersey SNAP households that experienced reduced federal benefits due to the November 2025 government shutdown. The key mechanism requires DHS to issue monthly replacement benefits equal to the shortfall between a household's certified federal SNAP amount and the actual benefit received, using the existing SNAP EBT system for food purchases. These state funds will be reimbursed by the federal government by June 30, 2026, once federal funding resumes.
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Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Last action Nov 24, 2025
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Nov 24, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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