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Families will see a 30% to 40% decrease in SNAP payments as emergency allotments tied to the public health emergency halt in 32 states, including Nevada. Other states, such as Georgia, Indiana, Montana, and South Dakota, have already ended the emergency allotments.
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The Montana health department says it’s developing a new way to apply for the state food assistance program online that doesn’t require an email address.
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The new account portal on Montana’s website now requires users to enter and verify an email address in order to access their information. Before, applicants did not need to have a verifiable email to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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Montana's population is among the oldest in the country. While inflation levels near a 40-year high, cost of living adjustments for things like Social Security and food assistance aren't keeping pace, leaving some older adults struggling.
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Montana lawmakers voted Thursday to give 14,000 women, children and infants receiving public food assistance a boost in benefits this summer. The money is meant to help them buy fresh fruits and vegetables.
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The House of Representatives passed its newest version of the farm bill this week. It includes stricter work requirements for people who get food stamps.
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New U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke in Great Falls Thursday. Perdue suggested reforms for a couple of big safety net programs important to...
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President Trump released his budget on Tuesday, which proposes deep cuts to federal safety nets, like food stamps. The plan builds off of the blueprint that the White House distributed in March.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Congress this week that American farmers are facing plenty of challenges and deep uncertainty. “Our farm...