Government food program to begin disbursing Tuesday in Georgia, at two-thirds the normal amount

The one in eight Georgians who rely on food stamps to put meals on the table will start receiving their money on Tuesday The Georgia Department of Human Services DHS declared recipients who were supposed to receive deposits to their electronic benefit transfer cards last week will see the transactions post but they will be getting less money than they normally do SNAP recipients will receive up to of their normal benefit amount depending on their household income and other deductions the agency informed Sunday after receiving yet another communique from the federal leadership about the distributions A DHS spokesperson substantiated Monday that the plans had not changed They are based on a message Saturday from Patrick Penn a U S Department of Agriculture deputy under secretary overseeing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Operation or SNAP His latest guidance warned states not to issue full benefits or liability financial consequences It was the sixth time the USDA had changed the rules for states since the first guidance went out a month ago on Oct Penn who had advised states last week that they could issue full benefits mentioned the new mandate was based on the decision Friday by the U S Supreme Court to grant a stay against an order by a federal judge in Rhode Island requiring the agency to instantly release full November funding Various recipients in Georgia normally begin receiving deposits on the fifth of each month The payments roll out to others on odd dates through the rd Anyone who normally would have received their November allotment by now will see the deposits Tuesday the state declared Thereafter the reduced deposits will return to the normal schedule The post Regime food venture to begin disbursing Tuesday in Georgia at two-thirds the normal amount appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta