US EditionNY SNAP Benefits Won't Go Out In November, Officials Confirm
The halt affects over 40 million Americans relying on food assistance, with the November SNAP funding gap totaling about $8 billion, officials said.
- On November 01, the U.S. Department of Agriculture posted that no SNAP benefits will be issued as the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds.
- The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, followed Congress rejecting two stopgap bills as Democrats demanded health subsidy action and Republicans refused to negotiate, creating a stalemate.
- USDA officials say 41.7 million people receive SNAP monthly, with more than 40 million Americans—including over 3.5 million Texans—affected by the $8 billion November pause, including $614 million for Texas.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul is fast-tracking $30 million to support more than 16 million meals as food banks report surging demand and twenty-five states sue the federal government.
- USDA and advocates say SNAP recipients would receive missed payments retroactively once the shutdown ends, but Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services warns nearly $40 million monthly costs are unsustainable.
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(NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that federal food assistance will not be disbursed in November as the government shutdown drags on. That will leave more than 40 million people who rely on SNAP (previously known as Food Stamps) without their benefits. Some states have said they will step in to provide funds for SNAP — while overseen by the USDA, SNAP is administered by state programs — or will be adding extra support …
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It’s an unsettling time for 40 million Americans who won’t get their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in a few days. That includes about 300,000 people in Bexar County who will have to think of other ways to keep food on the table. “(I’ll) have to eat less,” Jeff Hull said. Hull, a man in his 50s with disabilities, receives about $140 a month in SNAP benefits. He told KSAT that even before the delay, he had to stretch ev…
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