When Can People Expect to Receive SNAP Benefits? Confusion Reigns as Trump Threatens to Defy Court Order

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Amid SNAP benefits uncertainty, Mableton business owner hosts dinner for hundreds

Cheri Bailey hosted a free dinner for 300 people in Mableton after SNAP benefits were delayed by the government shutdown.
WXYZ-TV Channel 7

MDHHS: Reduced SNAP benefits to be distributed amid federal government shutdown

The state says Michigan SNAP recipients will get half their normal food benefits starting Saturday due to the federal government shutdown affecting welfare programs.
Just The News

Some SNAP benefits expected to post to cards next week

This follows USDA’s statement it would use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to cover about half of the federal SNAP program for the month of November in response to a lawsuit,” a release says.
News 5 Cleveland WEWS

$100,000 SNAP benefits fraud scheme busted in Cleveland investigation

The U.S. Secret Service, Ohio Investigative Unit and the USDA’s Food Nutrition Services just completed an 11-month SNAP trafficking investigation in Cleveland.
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

SNAP recipients in Georgia fear losing benefits as shutdown drags on

Confusion over funding for SNAP benefits is causing many recipients to worry whether they’ll be able to put food on the table.
Scripps News on MSN

'We are in uncharted territory:' Agriculture secretary says SNAP benefits could dry up due to the shutdown

The government says it will tap into contingency funds to at least partially support SNAP benefits for November, after being compelled by the courts to do so. But funding won't continue past then.
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