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Resource | History From Food Stamps to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Legislative Timeline

09/22/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0027 SNAP - Implementing the Increased Allotments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Cases not Affected by a Mass Change

It has come to Food and Nutrition Service's attention that although states have incorporated the 13.6 percent increase to SNAP maximum allotments into their systems as a mass change effective April 1, 2009 there are some states where not every household will automatically receive the increase as part of their April allotment due to the limitations of certain state systems.

03/26/2009
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0011 Economic Stimulus - Adjustments to the Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Monthly Allotments

Attached are the revised maximum SNAP allotment adjustments under the legislation by household size for the 48 states and DC, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

02/18/2009
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