US Edition3SquaresVT SNAP benefits will not be issued for November due to government shutdown
Vermont's 3SquaresVT SNAP program pauses November benefits due to federal funding shortage amid shutdown extending into its fourth week, affecting thousands of recipients.
- Next month the Vermont Department for Children and Families said 3SquaresVT lacks funding to issue November benefits due to the federal government shutdown.
- On October 10 a federal letter warned funding for benefits would run out by November, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced SNAP benefits will not be issued next month.
- Benefits received on Oct. 1 remain usable, but those approved after Oct. 27 will not receive their first 3SquaresVT benefit until the government reopens, Vermont Department for Children and Families said.
- Local food banks and pantries, including Partners Inland Northwest which serves up to 16,000 people monthly, face strain as Cal Coblentz said, `We are stretched pretty thin without any temporary crises`.
- Residents can continue to submit SNAP applications for review by Vermont DCF, and SNAP users are urged to check EBT card balances as 42 million Americans face halted November benefits.
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Money will not be deposited to EBT cards in November due to federal funds running out at the end of this month, according to DCF.
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