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04/15/2021 15:15 EDT

SNAP UPDATE: Minimum Supplemental Payment Set for SNAP Recipients

The federal government recently approved that some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households will receive a minimum supplemental payment of $95 each month. Affected Rhode Island SNAP recipients will receive the April supplemental payment in April sometime after April 16, 2021.

04/05/2021 13:30 EDT

Housing Assistance via Rent Relief RI

Rhode Island has received $200 million in rent relief funds from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program. This program, Rent Relief RI through RI Housing, will provide rental and utility relief payments to help eligible renters maintain housing stability during the pandemic....

03/22/2021 11:00 EDT

DHS Announces Child Care Stabilization Grants

CRANSTON, RI The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) is pleased to announce a new grant program designed to support and stabilize Rhode Island's child care industry. The program will aim to alleviate some of the economic and operational hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and...

03/01/2021 11:45 EST

NEW: SNAP Increases Being Issued in March

Since March 2020, SNAP households that weren't 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 March 2021. On or about March 3rd,...

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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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