SNAP Disruptions During Government Shutdown
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SNAP benefits run dry
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.
SNAP benefits could be affected Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how many would be affected from Ohio's major counties.
In Texas, recipients receive an average of $379 a month in Lone Star Card benefits to use at grocery stores, according to Feeding America. Many recipients are employed but earn below the federal poverty level, making SNAP a critical source of food assistance for working households.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, also known as SNAP benefits, stopped Saturday as part of the ongoing government shutdown. Around 500,000 Nevadans rely
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are scheduled to end Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, impacting about 42 million people nationwide, including 360,000 in Connecticut.
More than 100,000 people in Monroe County rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families. As of midnight, they faced a lapse in their benefits.
Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday ordered officials to tap emergency funds for the program and President Trump later indicated that he would follow through.
Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 million SNAP recipients are unlikely to get their benefits on time.