Tag: SNAP
R.I. DHS supervisor, daughter facing federal charges in alleged SNAP fraud
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor and her daughter are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,...
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in two...
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low...
Biden on ending hunger in U.S.: ‘I know we can do...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration's goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade was...
A plan to squash food insecurity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in October is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic...
Sugary drinks tax benefits R.I.’s vulnerable
Equitable access to healthy food is one of the most important values driving my work as the general manager of Urban Greens Food Co-op....
Five questions with Womazetta Jones
Womazetta Jones | Secretary, R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
1. You became Rhode Island’s chief of health and human services in late...
Study: USDA rule change would cut more than 11,000 R.I. families...
PROVIDENCE – More than 11,000 Rhode Islanders would lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if a Trump administration proposal to narrow eligibility requirements is...
Delloitte faces $2M payment of R.I. SNAP errors; USDA offers settlement,...
PROVIDENCE – Following a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rate of 13.81% for federal fiscal 2018 and 11.24% in fiscal 2017, the U.S....
Report: Food insecurity in R.I. on the rise despite improving economy
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity in Rhode Island is on the rise, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released...
Why a work requirement hurts the poor
There’s been a lot of talk recently about adding work requirements for in-kind welfare programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides...