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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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The RI Department of Human Services (DHS) has been working closely with the Department of Administration (DOA) whenever there is a positive case of COVID-19. ...

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Due to high call volume on Monday, May 2, the Call Center will be focusing on addressing calls currently in the queue and will resume taking new incoming calls beginning ...

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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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As previously reported, the federal government changed the extra, emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments that several SNAP recipients had been receiving since March of ...

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