SNAP deadline: What happens to unused benefits on your EBT card after Nov. 1?

Doylestown Area FISH buys $10K in gift cards for residents in SNAP limbo

Tens of thousands of Bucks County residents will see the end of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits effective Saturday. As the federal government shutdown stretches into a second month, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service is saying “the well…

SNAP deadline: What happens to unused benefits on your EBT card after Nov. 1?

(NEXSTAR) – It's official: The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. While some states are scrambling to fund some form of continued food assistance, others are warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients should plan for empty accounts – unless they've budgeted very cautiously. SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program, is a need-based program that helps low-income, n…

Schools, Non Profits Brace for SNAP Lapse

Instead of a replenished balance Nov. 1 on their EBT cards, many Oklahomans will instead see empty cupboards.

SNAP benefits on the brink: Why health journalists should look beyond the cliff

If federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments cease on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal funding standoff, millions of households will abruptly lose grocery dollars, with predictable downstream effects on health, access to care and community support. The USDA has warned that no SNAP funds will be distributed on Nov. 1 unless Congress or the department takes emergency steps — a cliff that will be felt almost immediately by …

SNAP benefits to be suspended on Nov. 1 amid shutdown - Vian Tenkiller

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) announced last Tuesday that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended beginning Nov. 1, following notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that federal funding has been halted due to the ongoing government shutdown.