US EditionStates Warn SNAP Could Halt in November as USDA Orders EBT Pause
The USDA warns SNAP's $6 billion contingency fund is insufficient to cover $8 billion needed for November, risking halted food aid for 42 million Americans amid ongoing shutdown.
- Due to a federal government shutdown, nearly 42 million Americans may lose SNAP benefits starting in November, as warned by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
- The USDA instructed states to stop working on November benefits on October 10, citing a lack of funding due to the shutdown.
- Seventeen states have halted new SNAP applications, indicating broad concern over the impact of the shutdown on food assistance benefits.
- States like Minnesota and Pennsylvania have announced that SNAP benefits will be delayed if the shutdown continues, impacting hundreds of thousands of residents in those areas.
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Federal government shutdown could impact SNAP benefits in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---As the federal government shutdown continues, the state estimates that nearly 3 million New Yorkers who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, may lose their benefits starting in November. It's been more than 20 days since the federal government shutdown, with no end insight. "We're on the cliff of a hunger crisis of the greatest proportion in modern American history," said Joel Berg…
DMV communities scramble to help residents as SNAP benefits come under threat
In days, the impacts of the government showdown could go from bad to much worse after the Department of Agriculture said it doesn’t have enough money to pay for SNAP Benefits or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in November. More than 41 million Americans use SNAP to help feed their families each month, according to the most recent government data. Stephanie...
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