SNAP, Western New York and food stamp benefits
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Families across the U.S. that receive food aid through the SNAP benefit program did not see any money loaded onto their EBT cards on Saturday. The impacts are being felt in New York, with food pantries and soup kitchens preparing for greater demand.
Nearly 3 million low-income New Yorkers will get partial SNAP food aid for November after judges forced the Trump administration to fund the program.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York will not let people on food stamps go hungry due to the federal government shutdown.
Hochul said she's trying to find a way to allow students to take home food that's left over at the end of the school day as well.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul declares food emergency for New York amid possible SNAP cuts
The possible disruption to SNAP funding on Nov. 1 would have a direct impact on beneficiaries of the food assistance program, and has already caused a ripple effect on the country's food system.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release emergency SNAP funds just one day before benefits were set to stop. The order gives the United States Department of Agriculture until Monday to detail how benefits will be paid out.
Many shoppers are trying to stretch out their final dollars as they face the reality of what they’ll have to shell out without government assistance.
The state has allocated $30 million in emergency food assistance to provide meals to the 3 million New Yorkers set to lose food stamps this week because of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
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NYS lawmakers calling on government to fully fund SNAP
More than 30 state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle signed a letter to Governor Hochul thanking her for allocating $106 million dollars of state money towards
N.J. and Virginia governor candidates barnstorm on election eve while New York mayoral and Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions loom for voters in those states.
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