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St. Croix County HHS: SNAP/FoodShare benefits restored after shutdown delays; error‑rate reduction work continues
Summary
Economic support staff said SNAP (FoodShare) benefits caught up after federal shutdown delays, Congress extended USDA funding through the fiscal year, and county consortia are working to lower active payment error rates (state 6.17%, Great Rivers 6.61%) as new work requirements are phased in.
St. Croix County economic support leadership told the Health and Human Services Board that benefits disrupted during the federal government shutdown have been issued and that federal funding for SNAP was extended through the current federal fiscal year.
Rhonda Brown, economic support administrator, said DHS notified consortia on Nov. 13 that benefit disbursements confirmed after Nov. 1 were issued overnight and that Congress passed legislation securing USDA funding through…
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