NASHVILLE – A coalition of law firms and legal organizations, including the Tennessee Judicial Center, addresses the Tennessee Department of Human Services over a failed allegation about how to distribute supplemental nutrition program (SNAP) benefits. A federal class action lawsuit has been filed.

The lawsuit has resulted in unnecessary delays and loss of the appeal process as the Tennessee Department of Human Services, which implements the SNAP program previously known as Food Stamps, failed to issue decisions on the application in a timely manner. They claimed that they were unable to recover their benefits and gave them inadequate notices. When you take away someone’s profit.

The contributor, the Nashville nonprofit organization that serves people experiencing poverty, is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, contributors had to add staff members to help vendors working with the outlet in navigating the snap application process because of their complexity. The organization argues that the dedication of resources to the issue of snaps draws them from the nonprofit’s main mission.

Trista Hubbard, one of the 11 individual plaintiffs in the case, suffered “negative health effects” after her benefits ended without notice, the lawsuit states. Pre-diabetic Hubbard said, “During the period, I was able to buy cheap and often unhealthy foods, which could exacerbate ongoing blood sugar problems.”

For years, DHS has been criticized for processing SNAP programs. In December 2023, thousands of Tennessees were present due to malfunctions with new computer systems and lack of staffing Cut off From profit.

During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the department faced questions about delays Distribution of federal funds To support families who lost food service for their children due to school closures.

Joining Tennessee Justice as an advisor is Hogan Lovells, DLA Piper and the law firms of Mazon.

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