VDSS Encounter Delays Issuing Emergency SNAP Payments

Virginians receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits should now have their emergency allotment payments loaded onto their EBT card. The Virginia Department of Social Services reported there were delays in disbursing the benefits to around 370,000 households due to a technical issue. The money is usually loaded by early morning. on the disbursement day. Funding for the emergency allotments comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture