Press Releases

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) b ...

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Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to ...

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The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved the Summer P-EBT plan submitted by the RI Department of Human Services (DHS), allowing the state to issue additional food be ...

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A revision was made to this press release for further clarity ...

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As state agencies begin implementing a wide range of strategic policy updates and initiatives contained within the State’s enacted SFY 23 budget, the RI Department of Human Servic ...

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This week, the RI Department of Human Services (DHS) will be disbursing an additional benefit amount of $370 for each eligible child who previously received Rhode Island Works ben ...

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Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to ...

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Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to the p ...

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The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) has received approval to issue Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits to children under age six who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro ...

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Since March of 2020, households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been allotted extra emergency SNAP benefits due to the pandemi ...

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