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As Medicaid Unwinding Draws Near, Legislators Should Invest in DFCS Staff to Help Keep Eligible Georgians from Losing Health Coverage

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) eligibility workers, some of whom process Medicaid cases and who ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor

    The governor’s proposed budget for the current amended fiscal year (AFY), AFY 2023, was flat for ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections

    For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.32 billion budget for the Georgia ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services

    Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed $948 million Department of Human Services (DHS) budget for the 2024 fiscal ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs

    Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget includes $1.4 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) and HOPE ...
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The Basics of Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program

Quick fact sheet available here. What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF? TANF is the state’s ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

    Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health

    Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s health care safety net with ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health

    Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s state public health system with ...
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New GBPI/UGA Poll Shows Georgians Support State Investments to Boost Health, Education, and Economic Mobility

A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) and the University of Georgia (UGA) ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education

    Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget allocates $3.2 billion for the Board of Regents and $442 ...
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Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education

    Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s public schools $11.9 billion, a ...

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Critical SNAP Updates

The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.  

DHS states: “Households may continue to redeem benefits issued to their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card prior to Nov. 1, 2025, at any SNAP authorized retailer.” 

However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available. 

If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank here 

Submit your comment on the Georgia Pathways to Coverage Program

Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form: