US Edition'We Know Most Customers by Name': How Frozen SNAP Benefits Are Hurting Small-Town Stores
Legal challenges delay SNAP payments, affecting 10% of sales at some rural grocery stores and risking financial strain on small-town businesses, university research shows.
- Last Friday, a court rejected the administration's plan and ordered full SNAP payments; DCYF issued benefits Friday, with payments on EBT cards by Saturday after USDA guidance.
- Saturday night, the United States Department of Agriculture sent a memo instructing states to undo steps issuing full November SNAP benefits, creating conflicting federal orders before the Supreme Court rules Tuesday.
- In rural Minnesota, only 250 similar stores remain, and Jordan Kuck, owner of Glenn's Supervalu, said `We know most of our customers by name and kind of what they're going through, and if they need help, they know we're always here to help them out.'
- 'Said Kuck' stated `That’s what we do`, and nearly 2,000 SNAP recipients rely on the program in McLeod County, while a 2020 survey found half of stores feared closure.
- Some states resumed payments while others waited, like Wisconsin and Minnesota, amid lower-court rulings, and independent grocers say `That's what we do` as they keep serving communities despite Washington confusion.
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'We know most customers by name': How frozen SNAP benefits are hurting small-town stores
Some stores have thin profit margins as it is, and could be further exacerbated by customers not shopping there if they don't have SNAP benefits.
SNAP shutdown hurts small stores
When SNAP benefits stopped it did more than hurt the families that depend on food assistance. Stopping SNAP hurt small groceries stores that need those SNAP customers.A large share of customers at Wild West Mini Markets and Carnicerias get help from SNAP to feed their families. Yami Martinez says about half her customers depend on SNAP. Losing SNAP makes it harder for them to buy from stores like hers.Our sales dropped so we literally had to cut…
AG: Beware of Stores Refusing to Take SNAP Benefits - Long Island Life & Politics
Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert informing New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits of their rights and warning them about businesses that have recently refused to accept SNAP [...] The post AG: Beware of Stores Refusing to Take SNAP Benefits appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.
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