US EditionHow the Battle over SNAP Benefits Affects Local Grocers
The federal shutdown has delayed or reduced benefits for 3.5 million Texans on SNAP, including 1.7 million children, increasing food insecurity across diverse communities.
- On Wednesday, 3.5 million Texans found their November SNAP payments delayed, including 1.7 million children, as benefits remained undistributed.
- A partisan stalemate in Congress left funding unresolved since Oct. 1, with Democrats pressing for health subsidies and Republicans refusing to negotiate while two federal judges ordered emergency SNAP funding and the Trump administration resisted.
- Facing missed payments, local residents began meal-sharing and ride-sharing to food banks; AJ Wark, 21-year-old maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, found her Lone Star Card empty and is cutting hygiene purchases.
- MDHHS said contingency funds will cover about half of the $9.2 billion monthly SNAP costs nationally, and recipients scheduled on the third, fifth or seventh will receive partial allotments on Nov. 8.
- SNAP's 60-year history has never seen a missed monthly payment until now, affecting 42 million people, while USDA economic data shows every $1 generates $1.54 and small grocers rely on SNAP for half their revenue.
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How the battle over SNAP benefits affects local grocers
As the battle over SNAP benefits continues, President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold even partial payments until the government shutdown ends. That has 42 million people concerned about where they’ll get their food, with some local grocers worried about how they’ll replace that revenue. SNAP payments For the first time in U.S. history, SNAP benefits, or food stamps, are not being paid out as part of America’s longest government shutdown…
MDHHS: reduced SNAP benefits to be distributed Saturday
A significant reduction in food assistance has been announced in Michigan, as SNAP recipients will receive half of their normal payment, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.The announcement comes as the federal government shutdown continues, now marking the longest in U.S. history. The shutdown has directly impacted public welfare and food security programs across the country. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 'People will go hungry': Mich…
USDA To Grocers: No Discounts For SNAP Recipients
Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty If the Trump administration is going to stick to its narrative that it is congressional Democrats who are starving Americans by allowing the government shutdown to continue, it’s really going to have to explain why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is telling grocery stores they’re prohibited from offering discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, who are in danger of …
Trump administration to pay about half of November SNAP benefits amid shutdown - McPherson Sentinel
By Jacob Fischler and Shauneen Miranda, States Newsroom Via Kansas Reflector WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
South Coast Food Share Prepares for SNAP and WIC Cuts, Congresswoman Hoyle Visits
Update: A two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to release the $5 billion in contingency funds to help bridge the gap for SNAP in the month of November. No solution has been reached should the shutdown continue into…
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