Farmers’ Market Event increases SNAP recipient access to Tennessee Farm Products
April 29, 2014
Nashville, TN – Farmers and farmers’ markets across the state yesterday increased their reach to the more than 1.3 million Tennesseans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps.
Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Human Services, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service hosted the Farmers’ Market On-Site Application and Approval Event for those interested in receiving free wireless point-of-sale (POS) devices equipped to accept SNAP benefits. [Read more]
Tennessee Department of Human Services reports the end of federal ARRA fund inflation to decrease all SNAP benefits November 1st
October 29, 2013
Drop follows annual COLA hike; DHS sends Tennesseans letters about U.S. move
Nashville, TN – On November 1st, the federal government’s short-term inflation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will end, causing a reduction in the monthly amount for households across the nation receiving the food stamps benefit.
As a result, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which funds and oversees SNAP, on November 1st, for a family of four receiving a maximum allotment, benefits will decrease from $668.00 to $632.00, a decrease of $36.00, or 5.4 percent. [Read more]
