35% increase in MA EBT cards amid low-income migrant influx, raising welfare sustainability concerns and prompting an audit call.
Massachusetts saw a 35% increase in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from June 2023 to May 2024, adding 672,483 cards amid a significant influx of low-income migrants. This rise has raised concerns about welfare sustainability and prompted calls for an audit of the welfare agency. Additionally, taxpayers have spent over $1 billion on emergency shelters for migrants, with projections of $1.8 billion more needed in the coming years, as many middle-class residents leave the state.
October 12, 2024
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