US EditionUSDA memo says it will not use emergency funds for November food benefits
USDA declines to use $5 billion contingency fund for November SNAP benefits amid shutdown, risking aid for 42 million recipients, despite calls from Democrats and advocacy groups.
- The United States Department of Agriculture will not use emergency funds to provide food assistance benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown, citing the need to preserve those funds for true emergencies like natural disasters.
- The USDA memo states that SNAP contingency funds are only available to supplement regular monthly benefits when amounts have been appropriated but are insufficient, and cannot be used to support regular benefits if no appropriation exists.
- The decision means that nearly 42 million low-income Americans who rely on SNAP benefits, often referred to as food stamps, are likely to go without them starting next month, barring a deal to reopen the government.
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USDA says it can’t use emergency funds for November SNAP costs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the government cannot use $6 billion in contingency funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. These benefits are expected to run dry next month unless Congress reopens government spending. Approximately 42 million people rely on federal help to buy food. In an undated memo obtained by Axios, the department blames Democrats for putting food security in question for millions of Amer…
Trump administration won’t use emergency funds for food stamps during shutdown
WASHINGTON — About 42 million low-income Americans are set to lose access to monthly nutrition assistance in November, after the Trump administration said on Friday that it would not reconfigure the budget to provide benefits during the government shutdown.
USDA won’t use contingency fund for food stamps during shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA announced it will not use its contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the government shutdown persists, according to a memo obtained by CNN. This decision could impact roughly 42 million Americans relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The memo emphasized that the $6 billion
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USDA won't use contingency fund for food stamps during shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA announced it will not use its contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the government shutdown persists, according to a memo obtained by CNN. This decision could impact roughly 42 million Americans…
Mayor: Nearly a quarter of Central Falls impacted by SNAP funding uncertainty
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WPRI) — As the government shutdown drags on, uneasiness is growing for those who get federal food assistance. The United States Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that, should the shutdown continue, there would be insufficient funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, come Nov. 1. There are 42 million people nationwide who rely on SNAP to help pay for food. RELATED: Will SNA…
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