EBT payments in Georgia were delayed for the past months. Recipients are reporting that they are waiting to receive their benefits for months, Washington Examiner reported.
EBT Payments In Georgia; Residents Experienced Delayed Benefits (PHOTO: 11Alive)
Delayed EBT Payments In Georgia
Several residents in Georgia are waiting for their benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 15% of the population or over 1.6 million are SNAP recipients in Georgia. They have been receiving SNAP benefits or food stamps with the average payment per month being $188 per household member.
EBT payments in Georgia are scheduled from June 5-23. But, several recipients are reporting that they didn’t receive their payments yet and they are waiting for months.
According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, the cause of the delay is the federal regulators. On the other hand, they are now working as quickly as possible to get all the renewals and applications to be processed. The department added that they are hampered by requirements and federal rules that prevent them from processing all the necessary documents.
The Georgia DHS also said that federal regulators denied Georgia a waiver that allows technology to assist processes like SNAP interviews that can be used for other welfare programs like Medicaid.
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EBT Payments In Georgia
The Georgia Department of Human Services continues to explore many ways to have flexible and secure processes efficiently.
The department also said that their staff completed over 84,420 renewals of SNAP in May and the status of applications can be checked by logging into their account.
Even though EBT payments in Georgia are delayed right now, the Georgia Department of Human Services has doubled its efforts to get the recipients the payments they deserved. Residents are still waiting for their payments and hoping to receive them in the coming weeks.
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