USDA Announces No Federal SNAP Benefits Will be Delivered Over Government Shutdown

New York Post

The US Department of Agriculture warned Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not go out on Nov. 1 — disrupting food access nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

The department posted a notice with the grim announcement after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing into November, raising the stakes for nearly 42 million Americans who receive assistance through the program every month.

The announcement blamed Senate Democrats for holding up the program also known as food stamps.

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