US EditionSNAP recipients to receive 65% of food assistance, but may see payment delays
SNAP benefits for 42 million recipients will be cut to 65% of normal levels in 48 states and D.C. due to a $2 billion shortfall in the contingency fund amid the shutdown.
- On Nov. 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture told states SNAP recipients will receive at most 65% of typical assistance in November, with a family of four capped at $646 and a single person at $193.
- With the contingency fund limited to $5 billion to $6 billion, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said full November benefits would cost $8 billion, while USDA Deputy Under Secretary Patrick Penn wrote maximum allotments will be reduced by 35% to deplete the fund.
- In 48 states and Washington, D.C., normal maximum SNAP benefits for single- and five-person households are $298 and $1,183, with higher allotments in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
- Two federal judges ordered USDA on Oct. 31 to use the contingency fund, and the Justice Department said it `realized this error` and provided states new guidance for adjusted benefits Tuesday.
- Community FoodBank of New Jersey President & CEO Elizabeth McCarthy urged sharing resources, and Stacy Smith said, `We had a client that came in and was afraid she'd have to go back to eating cat food,' amid immediate hardship.
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