Report: 250K people in Puerto Rico could work and keep gov’t aid
November 9, 2022
Unlike the NAP program, SNAP has a work requirement for participants to gradually phase out of benefits.
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USDA releases $966M in PAN funds to Puerto Rico in response to COVID-19
July 29, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service announced the release of $966.12 million in additional Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN, in Spanish) funds to help Puerto Rico residents “who are still struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic.” More than 1.5 million Puerto Rico residents — nearly half of the island’s population — participate in the […]
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USDA grants temporary expansion of P.R. nutrition assistance
February 21, 2018
Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from the impacts of recent hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the government announced.
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