Attention RI SNAP Beneficiaries Please be aware there is currently fraudulent activity taking place in other states affecting SNAP Benefits on EBT cards. While we do not believe there is any activity of this nature currently taking place in Rhode Island, please be advised you will never be asked to sign up for instant cash benefits or be asked to provide personal information, your card number, or PIN. If you ever receive a call, email, text, or social media invitation to do so, never click any links or provide the requested information.Please know, ebtEdge will never request this type of information from you. Please remember to protect yourself by changing your PIN frequently – using a different PIN each time – or by freezing your card. If you are uncertain about or confused by a suspicious inquiry, please contact DHS and call the EBT customer service line at 1-888-979-9939 to change your PIN. You can find more information on how best to protect yourself from possible SNAP-related fraud here.
Call Center Update DHS offices will be closed July 4 in observance of the holiday. To help ensure customers have ample opportunity to connect with DHS staff the week of July 4, the Call Center will adjust its schedule to take incoming calls Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Call Center will return to its normal schedule the following week.
Summer EBT Update This summer, families with school-age children who were income-eligible for free or reduced-price meals during the 2023-2024 school year will receive SUN Bucks (formerly Summer EBT), a $120 dollar benefit per child that can be used to buy groceries. Families will either see the benefit added to their SNAP EBT card or to a separate SUN Bucks card that will be mailed this month. Benefits will be available to use beginning July 1. If you have questions about SUN bucks, please call United Way of Rhode Island at 2-1-1. Additional information about SUN buck can be found here: https://dhs.ri.gov/sun-bucks
Translation Services Available If you are seeking information about DHS programs and services in a language other than English, translation services are available to you at no cost. Persons with disabilities requiring another form of communication, such as auxiliary aids for hearing and the visually impaired, can inform DHS about their needs so appropriate accommodations can be made.
State Plans Below are State Plans relevant to programs and services DHS determines eligibility for. Proposed changes to State Plans, rules and regulations can be found here. Medicaid State Plan A Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) state plan is an agreement between a state and the Federal government describing how that state administers its Medicaid and CHIP programs. It gives an assurance that a state will abide by Federal rules and may claim Federal matching funds for its program activities. The state plan sets out groups of individuals to be covered, services to be provided, methodologies for providers to be reimbursed and the administrative activities that are underway in the state. When a state is planning to make a change to its program policies or operational approach, states send state plan amendments (SPAs) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for review and approval. States also submit SPAs to request permissible program changes, make corrections, or update their Medicaid or CHIP state plan with new information. The state of Rhode Island has designated the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) as the single state agency to administer the Medicaid State Plan. EOHHS currently administers the Medicaid program through five internal offices: Program Integrity, Legal, Budget and Finance, Policy and Innovation, and Healthcare Administration. DHS Programs' State Plans The State Plans listed below detail the specific goals, objectives, and strategies accessible to the general public to insure continued availability in reference to DHS programs. Child Care – Quality Progress Report FFY 2022 PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2024-2027 PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes Child Care and Development Fund State Plan 2022-2024.pdf PDF file, about 16mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2022-2024 Amendment 1 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2022-2024 Amendment 2 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 PDF file, about 14mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 1 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 2 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 3 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 4 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 5 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Development Fund State Plan 2019-2021 Amendment 6 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Child Care Emergency Preparedness Plan (rev. 2021) PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes Claims Management Plan FFY2023 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Community Services Block Grant (2020-2021) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 2021 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Office of Healthy Aging State Plan (10/2015-9/2019) PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes ORS State Plan PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes RI State SNAP Outreach Plan FFY24 (8.16.23) PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes SNAP Disaster Plan FFY2023 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes SNAP ET FY24 Plan PDF file, about 13mbmegabytes SNAP Nutrition Education Plan FFY2023 PDF file, about 4mbmegabytes SNAP Outreach Plan FFY2023 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes Social Services Block Grant: Intended Use Plan 2021 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Summary of FFY 2024 State Plan LIHEAP PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Weatherization Assistance Program WAP 2021 PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (rev. 3/21) PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes