SNAP benefits may face delays
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The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are still in a stalemate.
The nearly 600,000 Hoosiers who rely on food assistance via SNAP are facing a possible lapse in benefits as the federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight.
As the shutdown drags on, millions of people could lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits by the end of the month. In Cincinnati, the Freestore Foodbank is bracing for what comes next.
SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans are at risk as the ongoing government shutdown threatens funding for November food stamp payments, according to the USDA.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services website said: "Because Republicans in Washington D.C., failed to pass a federal budget" November SNAP benefits can't be paid.