Claiborne Pell Manor

08/11/2021

The Community Rooms at both Aime J Forand and Claiborne Pell are open as cooling centers.

12/25/2020

06/11/2020

SNAP Online Purchasing News! Please share

04/02/2020

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an Economic Impact Payment

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm967

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04/01/2020

Check your SNAP benefits!!

NEW: SNAP Increases and Recertification Changes to Help During COVID-19

The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) continues to do its part to serve DHS customers during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and their families, the Department worked with the federal government to increase benefit amounts for some SNAP households as well as to extend deadlines for those due to recertify in the months of March, April and May 2020.

The announcements were made by Governor Gina M. Raimondo at the press conference Friday, March 27, 2020.

SNAP Benefit Amounts

The federal government has allowed states to give all SNAP households the maximum SNAP benefit for their household size for the months of March and April. The amount of SNAP benefits a household receives is based on a federal formula that takes into account the number of people in the household and its income and expenses. If a household’s usual benefit amount is below the maximum amount in the pictured chart below, they will receive additional benefits to bring them to the maximum amount listed for their household size.

On April 1, all households will receive their regular April benefit issuance along with a supplement to their March issuance for those who were not already receiving the maximum benefit amount for March. On April 8, all households with benefit amounts under the maximum amount for April will receive additional benefits as a supplement to the regular April issuance. Approximately 45% of SNAP households in Rhode Island will receive an increase to their SNAP benefit amounts.

Recertification

Rhode Island has requested and received a waiver to extend certification periods for those households who are unable to return required forms and documents in March, April and May 2020. We encourage our SNAP recipients who are due to recertify in these months to return their forms, but if they are unable to do so, they will maintain their benefits and be sent a new certification packet in the fall.

DHS knows these are trying times and the Department continues to seek policy waivers from our federal partners to support our shared customers during this time. DHS will continue to communicate with all as additional changes are implemented.

04/01/2020

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03/31/2020

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know

IR-2020-61, March 30, 2020 — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people.

03/25/2020

Social Security will not suspend or decrease Social Security benefit payments or Supplemental Security Income payments due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Any communication you receive that says SSA will do so is a scam, whether you receive it by letter, text, email, or phone call.

https://oig.ssa.gov/newsroom/news-releases/march20-advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2020 The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, is warning the public about fraudulent letters threatening suspension of Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 or coronavirus-related office closures. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will not su...

03/23/2020

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03/17/2020

Social Security Field offices are closed to the public, however still providing over the phone services.

03/16/2020

See the attached alert regarding Covid-19.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/dc45057b436d8ca3cb57a482ec80283c?AccessKeyId=50F015A8A18019A9749D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

03/16/2020

The Pell manor tenant association's St Patrick and St Joseph's day party scheduled for March 18th has been canceled!

03/05/2020

03/02/2020

Check out the March Newsletter!

12/25/2019

Happy Holidays from the Staff of Johnston Housing Authority.

12/17/2019

The January newsletter is up on the website. https://nebula.wsimg.com/a7895170dd5d8a02ce41b33b2d8ea90b?AccessKeyId=50F015A8A18019A9749D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

11/28/2019

Happy Thanksgiving from the staff of Johnston Housing Authority!