Governor Hochul signed legislation directing the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to establish an RMP. The RMP allows certain households, who may not have access to what they need to properly store and prepare food or who may not be able to prepare meals themselves, to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase prepared meals at participating restaurants at a discounted rate. OTDA submitted a proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and received approval to implement an RMP consistent with the applicable federal requirements.
The pilot began in Monroe County in December 2023 and is now expanding to New York City (NYC). Currently, there are three (3) participating restaurants in NYC and five (5) restaurants in Monroe County. Additional restaurants are expected to be added.
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