US EditionDems bash administration for withholding SNAP funds: ‘Disgusting dereliction of duty’
The Trump administration will not use a $5 billion contingency fund to prevent SNAP benefits pause starting Nov 1, affecting 40 million Americans and increasing food bank demand.
- The Trump administration announced Friday it will not use a contingency fund, halting November 01 SNAP benefits amid the federal government shutdown.
- The administration linked the pause to the federal government shutdown and said states that temporarily cover benefits next month will not be reimbursed, with USDA stating, `Bottom line, the well has run dry,`.
- SNAP supports 40 million Americans, with debit EBT cards normally loaded each month, while food pantries provide about 1 meal for every 9 SNAP meals, Feeding America reported.
- Food banks nationwide are bracing for sharply increased demand as some distributors and warehouse managers report startlingly low food supplies amid the SNAP pause.
- Charities warn cuts and rising demand will deepen hunger after program cuts earlier this year ended more than 1 billion in aid, and volunteer Beth White says SNAP interruptions worsen conditions; Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said, `When you take SNAP away, the implications are cataclysmic.
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Will Lamont replace all vanishing CT SNAP benefits? He won't say
Despite Gov. Ned Lamont’s assurances that Connecticut would safeguard food-insecure residents, it remained unclear Tuesday whether he will replace all vanishing federal nutrition aid as sought by state legislators. Specifically, Lamont wouldn’t say Tuesday whether he would approve spending the estimated $36 million — less than 1% of Connecticut’s reserves and projected surplus — needed to fund one-half of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra…
Army charity offers grants to soldiers missing SNAP payments
After federal food assistance money did not go out at the start of the month, the Army’s official nonprofit announced it would step in and offer grants to help soldiers and their families afford food during the government shutdown. Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Tony Grinston, who serves as the CEO of Army Emergency Relief, said Monday morning that the charity would cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental N…
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