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Some WA families got their SNAP benefits back amid government shutdown
FOX 13 spoke to grocery shoppers and workers as some Washington families finally received SNAP benefits delayed by the government shutdown.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The Trump administration battled in court over an order to start paying food aid immediately. For a deeper look into the impact of the shutdown on families who rely on SNAP benefits, Aman Nawaz spoke with Eric Mitchell,
Officials in several states — including California, Kansas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — said SNAP recipients were beginning to receive monthly benefits by Friday afternoon. “Food benefits are now beginning to flow back to California families,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose state has roughly 5.5 million SNAP recipients.
The government shutdown's impact on SNAP for millions of low-income Americans exposed clear opportunities for reform.
People who use SNAP in Mike Johnson’s congressional district wonder why his power hasn’t protected them, but many lay the blame on Washington’s dysfunction.
Beneficiaries should have access to their full benefits by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 7,” the Kansas Department for Children and Families posted on its website Friday.
After furloughs and SNAP benefits, the latest pressure on Congress to end the shutdown is coming from canceled flights hurting travel.
How a six-week shutdown froze SNAP for 41 million Americans—and what families are doing to eat in the meantime.