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Along with when Illinois residents may be receiving reduced SNAP benefits, officials said not everyone who is eligible will be receiving benefits.
The pause in SNAP benefits means there are families in Arizona who are now in need of help with food. Here's more about SNAP, and where people can get help or help others affected.
Some Americans who saw their SNAP benefits halt on Nov. 1 say they have to choose between paying their rent and buying food.
Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.
The megabill further shuttered the SNAP-Ed, a federally funded grant program that "helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles," according to the program's website. Funding for SNAP-Ed ended Oct. 1.
SNAP users in Louisiana have been reporting that their benefits are disappearing from their cards. According to the LDH, some of the state-funded benefits were paid early by the SNAP EBT vendor and have since been pulled back so new, higher amounts of benefits can be issued by Wednesday or Friday.
A woman in New York State who voted for President Donald Trump says she regrets her vote after the federal government shutdown disrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Betty Szretter, 63, is a caregiver for her daughter who relies on SNAP.
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Program allows hunters to contribute deer meat to Ill. food pantries amid SNAP benefit freeze
According to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hunters Feeding Illinois allows hunters to donate their harvest for free to local meat processors, which then supply food pantries with venison. Pantries in 50 Illinois counties are participating. Here are the ones in southern Illinois:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could restart as soon as this week.