US Food Aid Benefits at Risk Amid Shutdown and Funding Expiry
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The US Department of Agriculture announced that due to the ongoing government shutdown, food benefits under SNAP will not be issued in November, affecting over 41 million Americans, as efforts to fund the program through emergency reserves have been rejected.
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- US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month Reuters
- The shutdown cliff that could hit Democrats hard Politico
- SNAP funding expiration set to hit 40 million people The Hill
- Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits CNN
- SNAP benefits will run out soon, impacting millions of Texas residents as shutdown drags on CBS News
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