9 clients disqualified from receiving food stamps
Nine clients receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have been disqualified.
By KUAM NewsGuam - Nine clients receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have been disqualified.
According to a release from the Department of Public Health, reasons for disqualification ranged from failing to report the loss of a family member, failing to report employment timely, and another for exchanging benefits for cash.
Eight of these clients will be ineligible to receive benefits for a year for their first violation while one will be permanently disqualified for their second violation.
Their benefits totaled over $14,000.