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State readies SNAP and WIC contingency plans as federal funding uncertainties threaten November benefits
Summary
Health officials told the oversight committee on Oct. 24 the department is preparing contingency plans with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries after federal guidance on USDA benefit financing had not arrived; November SNAP transmission is due Oct. 31 and WIC food benefits were extended to Nov. 7 using limited state funds.
State health officials told the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee on Oct. 24 that they are preparing contingency measures in case federal USDA funding for November food benefits is not available.
Associate Commissioners Chris Santinello and Tricia Tilley said the department received a federal letter dated Oct. 10 and notified the state on Oct. 12 that the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) budget could lack sufficient funds to cover November issuances. New Hampshire must transmit its November SNAP benefit file by 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31; federal officials, they said, had directed states to hold transmissions until…
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