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Social services reports SNAP caseload steady; state now requires expense verification
Summary
Caroline County Department of Social Services reported FY25 SNAP activity: 1,397 applications processed, an average monthly caseload of 2,121 cases covering 4,226 people, and $8,744,471 in benefits issued. Staff warned the state now requires verification of household expenses for eligibility determinations.
Wendy Snead, director of Caroline County Department of Social Services, presented an update on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), outlining application and benefit volumes and a new state verification requirement.
"SNAP is the supplemental nutrition assistance program. These are benefits that can be used like cash to buy eligible food items from authorized real retailers," Snead said, and she walked the board through monthly caseload and benefit totals for fiscal year 2025.
Snead reported the department processed 1,397 SNAP applications in FY25. The county’s average…
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