SNAP Benefits Halted In PA Due To Gov't Shutdown

Due to federal shutdown, November SNAP payments to stop

Harrisburg, PA – Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown.That means that without the White House and/or the Republican-controlled…

SNAP Benefits Halted In PA Due To Gov't Shutdown

Millions of Pennsylvania residents will not receive SNAP benefits until the federal government shutdown ends.

Pennsylvania agency's website blames Republicans for shutdown

(WHTM) -- Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services is displaying partisan messages on its website blaming Republicans for the federal government shutdown. "Because Republicans in Washington D.C., failed to pass a federal budget, causing the federal government shutdown, November 2025 SNAP benefits cannot be paid," a banner on the website's homepage reads. Another reads, "In July 2025, Republicans in Congress passed a bill that will change prog…

Pennsylvania SNAP recipients won't receive benefits until government shutdown ends, officials warn

The state is warning that SNAP recipients will not receive benefits that were slated to be paid in November.

Editorial: If governments aren't working, lawmakers shouldn't be paid

The primary reason the federal government remains shut down, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not yet have a budget, is that the cost of the impasses...

SNAP payments 'cannot be paid' in Pennsylvania as government shutdown continues

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Pennsylvania officials say millions of residents will not receive food assistance next month, putting vulnerable households at risk across the state.