SNAP, Military Pay and Government Shutdown
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By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative stalemate.
The Senate returns on Oct. 27, but questions remain about when the 13th vote towards ending the shutdown will occur.
With the government shutdown threatening SNAP in November, Austin-area food banks, pantries and drive-thru sites are helping families keep groceries on the table.
The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.
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What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.
The Department of Agriculture has said benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be issued in November, claiming “the well has run dry.”
Food banks across New Jersey are seeing signs of mounting demand as the ongoing federal government shutdown disrupts services.
The effects of the government shutdown are expected to be felt by residents in Chautauqua County soon. With assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, not being funded as of Nov.
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Shutdown causes turmoil for some military families' food assistance
In the most recent DOD survey of active-duty military spouses, about 7% said they were using WIC benefits and 1% said they were using SNAP.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) will deliver benefits to people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown hasn’t ended by Nov. 1, VENA will begin weekly distributions on Monday.
The plan detailed how the agency would use the contingency fund provided by Congress to continue benefits. The fund holds roughly $6 billion, about two-thirds of a month of SNAP benefits, meaning USDA would still have to reshuffle an additional $3 billion to cover the remainder for November.