Formal position, not binding
Protect SNAP and Support Department of Transitional Assistance Workers
Last activity April 9, 2026 (5 months ago)
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Introduced
April 6, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council adopted a resolution urging state agencies to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and to increase funding for the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) staffing and infrastructure. It highlights high caseloads, staffing strains, and the need for timely processing to ensure residents access food assistance with dignity.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Henry Santana, and Ruthzee Louijeune
Now with the City Council
About Health & Human Services , Labor & Workforce and Budget & Finance
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Official title
Resolution to protect SNAP and in support of Department of Transitional Assistance workers.
Timeline
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April 8, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilors Louijeune and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Mejia).