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Committee discusses using $50,000 in unassigned funds to replace SNAP benefits stolen from accounts
Summary
Committee members discussed a proposal to allocate $50,000 from unassigned funds to the Family Crisis Fund to provide immediate SNAP replacement support for households affected by benefit theft; no formal vote was taken and staff said council legal guidance would determine whether an ordinance is required.
Committee members discussed a proposal to direct $50,000 in unassigned nondepartmental funds to the Family Crisis Fund for use replacing SNAP benefits stolen from recipients' accounts, a problem officials described as sharply increasing food insecurity in Richmond.
Chairwoman Lynch recounted earlier committee work on SNAP theft and said staff saw a “63% increase in the volume…
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