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01/12/2021 14:00 EST

Rhode Island is One of the First States in the Country to Resume Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Benefits

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 households with one or more school-age children who receive free and reduced-price meals at school through...

01/07/2021 12:15 EST

Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Update

You may have heard that Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits have been approved for some school age children in Rhode Island. No benefits have been issued yet. Benefits should be issued by the end of January, and will cover October, November and December of 2020. You can always check your benefit...

01/04/2021 15:00 EST

UPDATE: SNAP Increases Being Issued in January

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

12/08/2020 09:00 EST

A Change to DHS Call Center Hours

The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) is announcing new Call Center hours Monday through Friday. To help with the high volume of calls coming in, we will not accept incoming calls to enter the system after 2:30 p.m. While no additional calls will be accepted after 2:30 p.m., our...

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What if I am not eligible for Medicaid LTSS?

- Elders who do not qualify for Medicaid LTSS may be eligible for the Home and Communtiy Care Co-Pay Program, administered by the Division of Elderly Affairs within the Department of Human Services.

- The co-pay program pays a portion of the cost of personal care and adult day services. An individual must be unable to leave home without considerable assistance and must need help with personal care.

- The income limit is approximately $21,600 annually for an individual. There is no asset limit like there is in Medicaid Long Term Care.

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