SUN Bucks Update Families who received SUN Bucks benefits for their eligible school-age child on July 1, 2024 have until October 30 to use the benefits on their EBT or SUN Bucks card(s). These benefits were issued over the summer, automatically with some exceptions, to eligible school-age children who would have received free or reduced priced lunch during the regular school year. These extra benefits will be removed from cards if they are not used by October 30. Additional information about SUN Bucks is available online here: https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/supplemental-nutrition-10
Interpretation Services Available If you are seeking information about DHS programs and services in a language other than English, please be advised that interpretation services and/or interpreters are available to you at no cost. Persons with disabilities requiring another form of communication, such as auxiliary aids for hearing and the visually impaired, can inform DHS about their needs so appropriate accommodations can be made.
UPDATE: SNAP Increases Being Issued in January Published on Monday, January 04, 2021 Since March 2020, SNAP households that were not already receiving the maximum SNAP benefit amount for their household size received an increase to their benefits to bring them to the maximum amount. The federal government approved a similar increase for January 2021. DHS previously reported the increase for households with benefit amounts under the maximum amount will receive additional benefits as a supplement to the regular January issuance on January 5th. That will now happen on or around January 15th. This is because of the recently passed COVID-19 relief package that increased SNAP benefit allotments by 15 percent. This increase will be in effect from January through June 2021 and will begin to be applied to January allotments on or around January 15th. The amount of SNAP benefits a household receives is based on a federal formula that considers the number of people in the household as well as income and expenses. A table showing the new maximum amounts for household sizes can be found on our What's New Page (now included below). Household SizeMaximum Monthly Benefit Amount 1$194 2$355 3$509 4$646 5$768 6$921 Each additional household member+$146