Food stamp program to test plastic cards
Food stamps in three beneficiary countries will soon buy food in plastic instead of paper coupons magnetic cards, the Ministry of Agriculture, said today.
Food stamps in three beneficiary countries will soon buy food in plastic instead of paper coupons magnetic cards, the Ministry of Agriculture, said today.
Three test projects costing $ 1.3 million it is 30000 households in Arizona, New Mexico and Minnesota to pay for food with a plastic card through a computer terminal in the grocery trade Check - out counter.
John Bode, assistant general secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services, said the program was designed for food stamp Programm”für man easier to use and the increase in financial accountability by eliminating the problem of property lost or stolen Coupons stamp of foodstuffs.”
More than 19 million Americans currently low-income program benefits at an annual cost of nearly $ 12 billion.
The costs for food are automatically deducted from the total budget monthly food stamp allocation. Projects must be resolved in the next eight to 12 months and a duration of at least three years.
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