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Custer County human services reports jump in foster placements; officials warn HR 1 could cut food assistance
Summary
Custer County Human Services told commissioners on Sept. 17 that foster placements rose sharply in August and that changes proposed in federal HR 1 could reduce SNAP and EBT benefits for dozens of county residents unless state guidance and exemptions are clarified.
Custer County Human Services Director Vicki briefed the Custer County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. financial and workload data during the board’s Sept. 17 meeting, reporting a sharp increase in foster placements and outlining potential impacts from proposed federal changes to food assistance.
Vicki said the county’s out-of-home placement costs for foster care jumped to $46,823 for August after the number of children in placement rose “from 1 child in placement to now we have 7 in placement.” The department recorded total EBT (food assistance) issuances of $135,610 for August.
The information matters because the department also summarized preliminary state estimates of how HR 1 — federal legislation that would reimpose or expand work and…
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