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.
- On Friday, a court rejected the administration's partial SNAP plan and ordered full payments; DCYF issued benefits Friday after USDA guidance, appearing on EBT cards Saturday.
- On Saturday night, the USDA sent a memo telling states to undo any steps issuing full November SNAP benefits, creating conflicting federal guidance as the Supreme Court is expected to rule, leaving legal uncertainty.
- In rural Minnesota, only 250 stores like Glenn's Supervalu remain, and Kuck said `we know most of our customers by name and kind of what they're going through.`
- Kuck said `We were just kind of curious how that would affect our business, you know, since a lot of people do rely on those benefits`, and a 2020 survey found over 30 stores worried about closures, with nearly 2,000 SNAP recipients in McLeod County.
- Some states resumed payments while others waited, like Wisconsin and Minnesota after a flurry of lower-court rulings, and independent grocers say `That's what we do` as they serve their communities amid Washington confusion.
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'We know most customers by name': How frozen SNAP benefits are hurting small-town stores
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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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