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Arkansas DHS emergency rule implements Act 675 of 2023, sets SNAP resource limit at $5,500
Summary
The committee approved an emergency rule from the Arkansas Department of Human Services to implement Act 675 of 2023 by adding a broad-based categorical eligibility definition and raising resource limits to $5,500 for SNAP-eligible households; the rule was approved without objection and set to take effect April 5, 2025.
Christy Putnam, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, presented an emergency rule to implement Act 675 of 2023 that establishes a broad-based categorical eligibility definition for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households and sets resource limits at $5,500.
Putnam said the department initially believed additional state match funding was required but, after technical assistance and legal clarification, identified a benefit that could be extended to all SNAP-eligible households and prepared…
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