Snap Benefits Stop Nov. 1. This Phoenix Dumpling Shop Will Feed People Free Lunch: 'This Will Hurt Us, But We Have To Step Up'
Snap Benefits Stop Nov. 1. This Phoenix Dumpling Shop Will Feed People Free Lunch: 'This Will Hurt Us, But We Have To Step Up'
Snap Benefits Stop Nov. 1. This Phoenix Dumpling Shop Will Feed People Free Lunch: 'This Will Hurt Us, But We Have To Step Up' Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will go without their benefits beginning November 1, as a result of the federal government shutdown. SNAP is a nationwide program that provides monthly financial assistance to low-income families so that they can access healthy food, providing about 1 in 8 U.S. residents an average of $187 a month in food aid. The approximately $8 billion set aside by the federal government to cover SNAP every month lapsed when Congress did not approve an annual appropriations budget on October 1, leading to the now 27-day government shutdown. According to NPR, the Trump administration has said it cannot use emergency contingency funds to continue covering SNAP benefits, and now, 26 states are suing the USDA for …