US Supreme Court temporarily blocks November SNAP payments
Yesterday it appeared that the SNAP soap opera had ended with the USDA issuing full SNAP payments for November but SCOTUS had a surprise guest appearance to destroy that happy ending.
Yesterday it appeared that the SNAP soap opera had ended with the USDA issuing full SNAP payments for November but SCOTUS had a surprise guest appearance to destroy that happy ending.
I am one of the nearly 2.1 million LGBTQ adults in the U.S who rely on America’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Is this the final episode of the SNAP payments soap opera? Let’s hope the full SNAP benefits are paid and that's the end of this crazy storyline.
Trump is refusing to pay out SNAP benefits ON THANKSGIVING (payments typically arrive in the 1st. Next payment would be 12/1). Sick F.
The Trump Administration has agreed to pay about half of November SNAP benefits, but says it could be months before recipients receive them.
The largest food aid program in the Nation is about to be cut in ways that will affect millions of Americans as well as grocery store owners.
The Trump administration’s USDA is refusing to release around $6 billion in contingency funds designated for a lapse in SNAP benefits.
“The administration has chosen to hold food for more than forty million vulnerable people hostage to try to force Democrats to capitulate without negotiations,” says one Georgetown law professor.
On Saturday, a federal judge ruled that the USDA must use the contingency funding to distribute SNAP benefits.
On day 31, the effects of the Government shutdown include SNAP benefits, health costs, and flights.
The USDA pinned a fiery message to its website blaming Democrats for the lapse in SNAP benefits.
New Stanford data shows a record-high percentage of families with kids struggling. That could get worse with the ongoing shutdown.
‘Most of us keep some sort of stash somewhere,' said one educator, as fears of increased food insecurity grow amid looming federal SNAP funding cuts.
The bill includes billions in health program cuts: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and the food stamp program.
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