USDA memo says it will not use emergency funds for November food benefits

SNAP funding expiration set to hit 40 million people

(The Hill) — More than 40 million low-income food stamp beneficiaries are expected to receive less help with grocery bills — or no help at all — in the coming days. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding, which Congress has already allocated for emergency scenarios, if the government shutdown stretches into November. There is…

‘Don’t Let Kids Go Hungry’: Trump Panned Over Not Using Emergency Fund for SNAP

The Trump administration “just illegally reversed course,” said Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee. “They’re choosing to cut food assistance for 42 million Americans.”

Forsyth officials, nonprofits scramble as 57,000 SNAP recipients face halt in funds

The Forsyth County website features a link — https://Forsyth.cc/federalshutdowninfo.aspx — with updates on the impacts and potential impacts of the federal shutdown on local operations, benefits and resources.

USDA says food aid benefits won’t be issued next month due to ongoing government shutdown

The current government shutdown is the second longest in history

Government Shutdown May Scuttle Food Stamps in Many States Come November

by Lowell Cauffiel, Breitbart: Some 42 million Americans who rely on federal food benefits have become the latest political flash point of the government shutdown as November approaches and funding runs out for the nationwide program. People in the U.S. who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) — more commonly called “food stamps” […]

'Don't Let Kids Go Hungry': Trump Panned Over Not Using Emergency Fund for SNAP

Elected Democrats and other critics call out the Trump administration for refusing to use contingency funding to pay for food stamps during the US government shutdown.