US EditionUSDA memo says it will not use emergency funds for November food benefits
About 42 million Americans risk losing November SNAP benefits as USDA declines to tap a $6 billion contingency fund amid the ongoing government shutdown.
- 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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