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Refugee and asylee SNAP reinstatement fraught with errors, advocates tell committee
Summary
Advocates and resettlement organizations told the committee that refugees, asylees and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) arrivals faced inconsistent caseworker guidance when SNAP eligibility rules changed; witnesses described repeated denials, supervisor confusion, and many hours spent getting re‑enrolled.
Molly Gray of the Vermont Afghan Alliance told the House Human Services committee that HR1 clarified eligibility for people with green cards but left a population of recent refugees and asylees who do not yet have cards without SNAP. "This population no longer has access to food through the state of Vermont, yet the situation for them has not changed," Gray said, and urged consideration of a…
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