PAYMENTS
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
This chapter discusses benefit payments, payment frequency, who receives payments, methods of payment, and how to replace lost, stolen, or destroyed benefits. For additional information on emergency benefit payments, see 0004 (Emergencies), 0004.01 (Emergency General Assistance (EGA), 0004.04 (Expedited SNAP).
The cash programs and the SNAP program issue benefits in various forms and at various times. See 0024.03 (When Benefits Are Paid - MFIP), 0024.03.03 (When Benefits Are Paid - SNAP/MSA/GA/HSP), 0024.04 (How Benefits Are Paid). DHS will print warrants and issue SNAP based on information from MAXIS.
Under certain circumstances, clients may or must receive cash benefits in the form of vendor or protective payments. See 0024.09 (Protective and Vendor Payments).
There are specific guidelines for replacing SNAP, cash-out warrants and MFIP food portion benefits depending on the circumstances of the loss. See 0024.06 (Provisions for Replacing Benefits.
Usually, county agencies issue and replace identification cards. See 0024.12 (Issuing and Replacing Identification Cards).
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 04/2024 | removed reference 0024.06.03 due to this section is being removed. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 06/2013 | update cross-references to 0024.03.03 (When Benefits Are Paid - SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH), 0024.06.03 (Situations Requiring SNAP Benefit Replacement). No policy was changed. |
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