For starters, it is now called SNAP which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and it is administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services. Right now, SNAP issues a debit card that is loaded up at midnight on the first of each month. Food stores have had a difficult time being able to keep enough fresh food on hand for the recipients. Soon this will all change and cards will be loaded on a staggered basis so stores can have fresh foods for folks. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch:
Under Virginia’s current system, all SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as the program is now called — recipients get their debit card accounts replenished on the first day of each month.
But come fall, that no longer will be the case.
To improve recipients’ access to high-quality products, the Virginia Department of Social Services will stagger when the benefits will be available during the first part of every month.
