US EditionHow the government shutdown is impacting people in need
SNAP funds could run out by Nov 1, risking food aid for 40 million people as states prepare with contingency plans amid shutdown standoff over tax credit extensions.
- Next week, Forty million Americans could lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities warns amid the ongoing government shutdown.
- At the center of the shutdown is a dispute over ACA tax credits, with Republicans arguing the timing is wrong and Democrats pressing to extend subsidies before 2025 open enrollment.
- Some states are preparing by keeping local programs running, with Vermont and Louisiana trying to maintain food aid, while Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Missouri and Oklahoma urged families receiving SNAP to stretch benefits and use food banks.
- Calls mounted for the USDA contingency fund to be tapped as more than 200 House Democrats urged the administration to use the multi-billion-dollar fund, increasing pressure on the White House.
- The USDA warned states they will run out of funding by November first, and SNAP helps one in eight Americans buy groceries, highlighting the program's scale.
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Unhoused SJ veteran struggling with government shutdown impacts: 'They're playing with my life'
Real-life struggles are being felt by millions of Americans due to the government shutdown as it passes the three-week mark. That includes in San Jose, where an unhoused resident is trying to shine a light on the issues he and others are facing.
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