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Budget spending on SNAP benefits
1:45:53
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Council Member Ayala inquires about the actual spending on SNAP benefits, and Administrator Scott French provides the figure for the last fiscal year.
- The overall spending on SNAP benefits was about $5 billion in the last fiscal year
- This information was later clarified to be for calendar year 2024
- The brief exchange provides a clear figure for SNAP benefit expenditure in NYC
Diana Ayala
1:45:53
And regarding the budget, what is the actual spending thus far in '25?
1:45:59
You I think I asked that.
1:46:02
No.
1:46:03
That was for the the food connection program.
1:46:06
This is for overall spending on SNAP benefits, I believe.
Scott French
1:46:15
I can say in the last fiscal year, the overall spending was about $5,000,000,000.