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About 800 households might have received wrong Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, card
Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services says its electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, vendor Fidelity Information Services sent some beneficiaries SUN Bucks card instead of regular Kōkua card.
Organizations say new SNAP limits mean higher costs, fewer choices for Hawaiʻi families
With nearly 1 in 3 Hawai‘i families already not able to get enough food, local anti-hunger and public health organizations say the real barrier to healthy eating is affordability, not banning sugary products.
State lawmakers to be briefed about work, certification requirements for SNAP
The briefing will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 29) in Conference Room 309 at the state Capitol in Honolulu and also livestreamed on the House YouTube channel for those who cannot make it in person.
USDA calls for 2.3% hike in SNAP benefits to reflect food costs in islands
Proposal would provide a $40 monthly increase in benefits a family of 4 in Hawai‘i receives through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often still referred to as food stamps.
‘Huge relief’: SNAP policy change will help tens of thousands of additional Hawai‘i families
Hawai‘i will eliminate the “net income limit” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps, which could extend benefits to 13,000 to 14,000 more households throughout the state by next year.
USDA begins process of updating SNAP benefits in Hawai‘i to reflect high food costs
On Thursday, the federal agriculture department began seeking information from Hawai‘i stakeholders about food costs and how SNAP can better serve the state’s communities. Information gathering will continue through March 4.
