CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (VIDHS) is excited to announce anincrease in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, effective October 1, 2024.This
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SNAP and Section 8 Programs Spared For Now As Government Shutdown Averted
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open
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Important SNAP/CASH Documentation Deadline Looming in the USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) wishes to remind all SNAP/CASH households in the U.S. Virgin
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SNAP, Section 8, Social Security, Medicaid In Jeopardy As GOP Stalks Out of Talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White
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SNAP, Section 8 Benefits Would Be Cut Under House Speaker’s Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s budget proposal, which includes changes to various entitlement programs like food stamps and Section 8, faces a tough road
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SNAP Cash Documents Due Now To Secure May Benefits, DHS Says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attention SNAP/CASH clients!! Did you receive mail from the VI Department of Human Services (DHS) SNAP Offices about completing your Recertification Application,
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1,000 Households Who Failed To Recertify With SNAP In Danger Of Losing Benefits
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez informs the public that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households who failed
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Human Services Says SNAP-Medicaid Eligibility Office Closing On St. Croix
FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez advises the public that the VI Department of Human Services (DHS) continues to serve our constituents throughout the territory. However,
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DHS Announces Release Of Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer P-EBT) will be issued to
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Food Stamp Recipients Will Get 25% More Benefits By October, Biden Says
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families — the
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