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Since March 2020, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that were not already receiving the maximum SNAP benefit amount for their household size received an increase to th ...

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You may have heard that Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits have been approved for some school age children in Rhode Island. ...

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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 ...

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With the recent power outages, the Department of Human Services (DHS) would like to remind the individuals and families we serve that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients ...

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The federal Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has recently provided States with guidance to continue giving Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits for October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. ...

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Congress has authorized Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to continue for the 2020 through 2021 school year, but has made some changes to the criteria to get these benefits. ...

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Child Care Providers are invited to participate in the COVID-19 Impact Survey Series that starts October 5, 2020! ...

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The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently granted Rhode Island approval to again issue Pandemic-EBT benefits (P-EBT) to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and non-SNAP househ ...

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The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) recently received federal approval to give $100 summer electricity grants to our Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) customers who were give ...

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Starting June 10, 2020 for the first time, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online using their EBT card at Amazon ...

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