Hawaii’s minimum wage hike could impact food stamp benefits for some

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s minimal wage went up this week to $12 an hour. The rise will imply a median of about $300 extra per 30 days for staff at that wage.

However it might additionally affect their capability to gather meals stamp advantages, officers stated.

The Supplemental Dietary Help Program, or SNAP, is predicated on gross month-to-month revenue.

Joseph Campos, deputy director of the state Division of Human Providers, confused that’s not the one issue they think about when figuring out eligibility.

“Medical bills, different elements as to family measurement, so there’s varied issues,” Campos stated, including that SNAP recipients shouldn’t panic.

“Let the method go,” he stated.

Campos stated DHS will assist these on the cusp of dropping advantages when the time comes for his or her overview.

He added the federal authorities might have off-set the wage enhance once they upped the requirement for these receiving meals stamp advantages.

The upper revenue guidelines jumped 12.5% due to skyrocketing inflation, and that might shield most individuals’s advantages. At the moment there are 160,000 Hawaii residents enrolled within the SNAP program.

DHS opinions eligibility each six months. For extra info click on right here.

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