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payment method would allow for more
financially sound budgeting and management
of monies by those who
receive benefits, advocates say. It
would also align food stamp payments
to the payment methods of other
employed consumers and many
salaried employees who are paid
biweekly or twice-monthly.
These recommendations do not
alter the amount of food stamp benefits
that an eligible household will
receive. It simply modifies the regular
payment day schedule. As the state no
longer issues paper food stamps, modifying
posting of EBT payments would
not require a significant change in the
process, advocates say. Additional
costs, if any, of administering the recommended
program can be assumed
by the money interest the state derives
from placing the yet un-posted funds
in an interest-bearing account.
Federal regulations do not prohibit
varying payment distribution in
this fashion. The Food Stamp Act of
1977 does not prescribe a specific distribution
payment method. Each
state is left to administer the federal
money for food benefits as it sees fit,
subject to approval by the Food and
Nutrition Service. The Food Stamp
The proposed payment method would allow
for more financially sound budgeting and
management of monies by those who receive
benefits, advocates say.
Act of 1977, as amended (Public Law
95-113), only requires each state
agency to “submit to the Food and
Nutrition Service for approval a plan
of operation specifying the manner
in which the Food Stamp Program
will be conducted in every political
subdivision within the state.”
Calls to Governor Jennifer
Granholm’s office for comment were
not returned by press time.
Spartan’s Deckow and other advocates
are hopeful the system will change.
“We realize that the change will
take some programming on the part
of the state, but we hope that it can
be set into a future goal with a timeline
for implementation,” said
Deckow. “Ultimately, we think that
issuing food stamps twice a month
will also help clients as they, too,
work to budget their dollars over a
30-day time period.”
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