May a participant pay the difference when the purchase of allowable fruits and vegetables exceeds the value of the fruit and vegetable voucher?
This is a State option. However, because it may be difficult to accurately estimate the exact purchase price of the fruit and vegetable selections, particularly when fresh and canned or frozen items are combined in one purchase, FNS recommends that participants be allowed to pay the difference when the purchase price exceeds the value of the voucher. FNS believes that this promotes increased consumption of fruits and vegetables because participants would be more likely to use the full cash value, rather than partially redeem the voucher for fear of exceeding its cash value. Since allowable WIC purchases would also be allowable Food Stamp purchases, a WIC participant who is also a Food Stamp recipient could opt to use Food Stamp benefits, cash or credit for payment of the price difference. Participants may not, however, be given cash or credit for any unused portion of the voucher.
Related Questions
- May a participant pay the difference when the purchase of allowable fruits and vegetables exceeds the value of the fruit and vegetable voucher?
- Can a participant pay the difference when the total exceeds the dollar amount of the fruit and vegetable benefit?
- Does dried fruit have the same or less nutritional value than fresh fruit?
