Delaware’s SNAP Program to Issue Additional Emergency Benefits That Will Be Available Starting May 30
Existing clients may receive additional benefits for May 2020 NEW CASTLE (May 28, 2020) – Emergency benefits will be issued to participants of Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for May as part of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Under this federal act signed into law March 18, the Delaware Department […]
Delaware Social Services Approved for Pandemic EBT to Feed Children During COVID-19 Emergency
NEW CASTLE (May 5, 2020) – On May 1, the Division of Social Services was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that provides assistance to families with children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. The […]
Delaware’s SNAP Program to Issue Emergency Benefits Available Starting April 1
Existing clients may receive additional benefits for March 2020 and April 2020 NEW CASTLE (March 30, 2020) – Emergency benefits will be made available to Delaware Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants for the months of March and April as part of a provision set forth by the federal Families First Coronavirus Responses Act of […]
Delaware Will Issue April Food Benefits on April 13 to Reduce Hardships, Help Individuals and Families Budget
NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – To reduce hardships on families and individuals in Delaware and to help households budget their monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Health and Social Services is announcing that it will issue all April food benefits on April 13 rather than staggering them across a three-week […]
Delaware Will Issue March Food Benefits on March 4 to Reduce Hardships
NEW CASTLE (Feb. 12, 2019) – To reduce hardships on families and individuals, Delaware will issue March food benefits to all SNAP households on March 4, rather than staggering them across a three-week period. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be loaded onto clients’ Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards on March 4, ensuring a […]
