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Department of Family Services briefs committee on TANF, SNAP, energy assistance and child support; SNAP-waiver questions surface
Summary
Department of Family Services officials briefed the interim committee on TANF cash assistance, SNAP food benefits, energy assistance, food-bank programs and child support, and responded to committee interest in a potential SNAP waiver to restrict purchases of sugary beverages and candy.
The Wyoming Department of Family Services told the Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee about its economic-security programs — cash assistance, food benefits, utility help, homelessness prevention and child support — and responded to several committee questions about program reach and potential policy changes.
Why it matters: These programs provide basic supports to low-income families, affect county-level providers and food banks, and interact with workforce and child-welfare policy. Committee members asked for data on program penetration, annual unduplicated counts and the mechanics of SNAP waivers that limit purchases of sugary or low-nutrition items.
Key details - TANF/POWER: The state’s cash-assistance program (POWER) averaged 479 households per month (about 1,000 individuals), including some 800 children. TANF-related federal funding referenced was about $18 million annually with…
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