Ohioans who receive food and cash assistance will soon need an OHID to access their online account.
The changes are taking place this weekend for the self-service portal – benefits.ohio.gov – which is used by people with assistance programs including the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Ohio Works First (OWF) cash benefits.
According to the release, an OHID is a state-issued set of login credentials that allows people to use a single username and password to access multiple state programs and services…