08 May 2019 --- US families with young children who experienced a reduction or cut off in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, due to increased income, are more likely to experience food insecurity and report poor health following the benefits change. This is according to new research from Children’s HealthWatch, based out of Boston Medical Center (BMC). The report emphasizes that families who had their benefits reduced suffered more negative impacts than families who were cut off. The researchers note that at first this appeared counterintuitive, but now seems to support the fact that income increases large enough to result in a cutoff may help buffer families from some hardships. Moving forward, they argue that policymakers should consider ways to make SNAP reductions less abrupt for working families, and smooth the transition out of receiving benefits so that families have a chance to stabilize financially.