Attention Medicaid Members Have you moved in the past three years? Have you gotten a new phone number or email address? If your contact information is out of date, you might miss important information regarding your Medicaid benefits. Stay connected to health coverage, and update your contact information today! Click here for more information. You can access your account online at https://healthyrhode.ri.gov.
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Community Reminder Recent action by the federal government ends the extra COVID SNAP benefits, known as SNAP Emergency Allotments, as of February 2023. The last COVID SNAP payment will be on February 3, 2023. Households will receive only their regular monthly SNAP issuance beginning on March 1, 2023. Community partners and advocates can find additional support and resources here.
Did You Know? • Applications submitted in the last 30 days (with the exception of LTSS (90 days) or expedited SNAP) are still within the window of processing. • You can check the status of your application after 30 days through the Call Center or Customer Portal at healthyrhode.ri.gov, where all of your notices are available.
SNAP Income and Benefit Changes Happening on Oct. 1, 2022 Published on Thursday, September 15, 2022 At the beginning of every federal fiscal year, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) adjusts maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, deductions and income eligibility standards. These adjustments are known as the “SNAP Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).” The SNAP COLA is based on changes in the cost of living and takes effect on October 1st of each year. Click here to learn the current income guidelines as well as the specific elements of the COLA that will change on October 1, 2022.