Last year, we urged Massachusetts lawmakers to reprioritize the Healthy Incentives Program. We’re pleased to see the program known as HIP will restore higher benefit caps thanks to a spending bill ...

Meghan Hastings, of Dave's Natural Garden out of Granby, talks with Thomas M. Kennedy of Northampton who was using his HIP funds to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at Grow Food Northampton's Tuesday ...

More funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) may be on the way in fiscal year 2026, as Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, along with those put forward by the Senate and House of ...

Bay State families struggling with their food bills could get some extra help if a western Massachusetts lawmaker has anything to say about it. The budget plan that majority-Senate Democrats are ...

In a move that will benefit both Massachusetts families and local farmers, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) will return to its tiered benefit ...

Larger households receiving publicly funded food benefits will get extra support to buy fresh fruits and vegetables starting next month, as state officials gird for federal cuts that could escalate ...

Larger households receiving publicly funded food benefits will get extra support to buy fresh fruits and vegetables starting next month, as state officials gird for federal cuts that could escalate ...