Government Shutdown Will Halt SNAP Benefits on Nov. 1
The USDA warns 40 to 42 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits on November 1 due to a funding lapse from the ongoing government shutdown.
- Due to a federal government shutdown, nearly 42 million Americans may lose SNAP benefits starting in November, as warned by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
- The USDA instructed states to stop working on November benefits on October 10, citing a lack of funding due to the shutdown.
- Seventeen states have halted new SNAP applications, indicating broad concern over the impact of the shutdown on food assistance benefits.
- States like Minnesota and Pennsylvania have announced that SNAP benefits will be delayed if the shutdown continues, impacting hundreds of thousands of residents in those areas.
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