US EditionStates to demand higher and faster SNAP benefits during court hearing
Partial SNAP payments cover 65% of typical benefits for November amid a government shutdown affecting 42 million recipients and over 27,000 retailers nationwide, USDA and courts say.
- Since Oct. 1, lawmakers' stalemate has caused the longest shutdown, and SNAP benefits are paused for the first time while the White House agreed to pay only half of November benefits.
- Congress is stalemated because Democrats demand expiring health subsidies while Republicans refuse talks until reopening, two federal judges ordered use of contingency funds, and President Donald Trump threatened to withhold SNAP payments.
- Nationwide data show about 42 million people face food insecurity, 3.5 million Texans including 1.7 million children are affected, and over 27,000 retailers rely on SNAP revenue, CAP reports.
- USDA officials say SNAP recipients in some states may wait weeks or months for November benefits as state governments must reprogram systems, causing delays; Texans with empty Lone Star cards still await payments as of Wednesday.
- Locally, Texans facing food insecurity are rationing food and skipping meals, while AJ Wark, third-year maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, plans to rely more on scarce campus food pantries; around 28% of households in Hidalgo County, Texas receive SNAP.
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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 …
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