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REPORT CHANGES, STAY QUALIFIED FOR FOOD STAMPS

July 9, 2003 — Food Stamp recipients are reminded of the importance of reporting changes in their households, said a release from V.I. Human Services Department.
The following changes must be reported immediately:
— a new member in a household;
— an increase or decrease in employment earnings;
— son or daughter leaving the household to attend college etc.;
— receipt of child support payment;
— receipt of tax refund;
— purchase of a new car, etc.
Human Services Commissioner Sedonie Halbert would also like to notify the general public that a total of 19 individuals were disqualified from the Food Stamp Program for one year, for their failure to report household changes.
For more information or inquiries contact the department's financial programs division at 774-2399 on St. Thomas and St. John, 773-6050 in Christiansted, or 772-0085 in Frederiksted. Any fraudulent information can be reported through the complaint line at 714-2072, and relay service for the hearing impaired is available at 1-800-440-8477.

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