A5086 increases the minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes Department of Human Services (DHS) to increase program benefit amount.
The New Jersey State Assembly passed A5086 on February 2, 2023 by a vote of 72 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the U.S. Constitution does not permit federal social-welfare programs and propping people up via government support. This expands the size of government and promotes socialist ideologies.