Federal government shutdown and SNAP food benefits
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed states that approximately '42 million Americans' could lose their SNAP benefits from Nov. 1. They project that there will not be enough funding for the benefits for the entirety of November amid the government shutdown.
USDA officials notified states that funding for SNAP benefits would be frozen in November due to the government shutdown The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries each month will be left with nothing in November due to the ongoing government shutdown,
Nearly 1.4 million Georgians enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could lose benefits Nov. 1 without a deal in Washington.