Federal food assistance could by at risk in November if the government shutdown isn’t over by then. Funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP, will continue through October. But if the government isn’t reopened by November, food assistance to 40 million low-income people could be at risk. SNAP benefits one in 8 […]
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Government shutdown could put food assistance at risk
Federal food assistance could by at risk in November if the government shutdown isn’t over by then.
Funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP, will continue through October. But if the government isn’t reopened by November, food assistance to 40 million low-income people could be at risk. SNAP benefits one in 8 people in the U-S. States are scrambling to figure out what to do if the benefits are cut off.