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‘NOT SUSTAINABLE’: NEW SNAP REQUIREMENTS COULD LEAVE UP TO 340,000 ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WITHOUT ENOUGH FOOD
As the deadline looms, officials urged those on SNAP to notify the Illinois Department of Human Services of their work status or eligible exemptions so as not to risk losing benefits.
RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FOOD BENEFITS NEED TO BE AWARE OF NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES
If mistakes are made, they’re not reversible, so people need to make sure they aren’t accidentally shut out of the program.
ILLINOIS SPRINTS TO LOWER NEW SNAP COSTS WITHOUT BOOTING PEOPLE WHO NEED IT
The state is sprinting to figure out how to avoid a potential $700 million price tag by changing operations to achieve a level of payment accuracy that the vast majority of states currently do not meet.