LA Unemployment

LA Unemployment The Louisiana Workforce Commission is responsible to process and manage the Louisiana unemployment benefits program.  LA unemployment benefits are available to individuals who file an application and successfully demonstrate that they are entitled to receive a weekly payment claim check.  Many people find it difficult to work with the Louisiana Workforce Commission and [...]

Lone Star Card

Lone Star Card The Lone Star card is used by the Texas Health and Human Services to administer two important public welfare programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP” – better known as the Food Stamp program) and the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (“TANF”) program.  Both of these programs require the use of an [...]

Mass Food Stamps

Mass Food Stamps The Massachusetts Food Stamp (“Mass Food Stamps”) program (more formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – “SNAP”) aims to ensure that no household within the state goes without the ability to purchase and keep basic food on their table. Not just anyone will qualify for Mass Food Stamps though. Applicants [...]

Food Stamp Card

Food Stamp Card The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”), which was formerly known as the “Food Stamp” program up until Congress made a change to the name of the program in October of 2008, offers eligible individuals and families a flat monthly payment of funds that can only be used to purchase a limited scope [...]

Massachusetts Food Stamps

Massachusetts Food Stamps The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) program, better (and formerly) known as the Food Stamp program prior to October of 2008, offers cash to qualified individuals to allow them to purchase food each month.  The general Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is put forth by federal statutes and regulations but is managed on [...]

What Are Food Stamps?

What Are Food Stamps? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”), formerly known before October 1, 2008 as the “Food Stamp Program” is a federally-funded general welfare program to help individuals with minimal assets and household income with purchasing basic groceries each month.  The program is overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture but is [...]

EBT Card

EBT, EBT Card, EBT Cards, by Andy Kyle

EBT Card The Electronic Benefit Transfer (“EBT”) card system was developed to help state and federal governments with distributing various general welfare and social welfare programs to recipients throughout the United States.  Generally, EBT card benefits come in one of two forms: cash payments or food payments.  For example, EBT cards are used in many [...]

EBT Cards

EBT Cards Electronic Benefit Transfer (“EBT”) cards are an emerging technology in the world of general welfare and social welfare programs to help efficiently and more accurately send welfare benefits to individuals who are entitled to receive them.  Although the welfare programs of the United States vary greatly, the types of programs that EBT cards [...]