SNAP benefits will not be paid until shutdown ends, funds are released
(WHTM) Swatara Township, Pa. — State officials are telling SNAP recipients that November benefits cannot be paid due to the federal government shutdown. The shutdown has lasted four weeks, and food banks are preparing for what’s to come. Lisa Rashid of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank said that they are monitoring what is happening at […]
(NEXSTAR) – As the federal government shutdown endures for a third week, states have started to issue concerning warnings: Funding for food assistance is about to dry up. "SNAP benefits for November won’t be issued if the federal government shutdown continues past Oct. 27," warned Texas' Health and Human Services…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- As two million Pennsylvanians face losing funds to buy food this weekend, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) proposed issuing a low-interest loan to fund benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides assistance for low-income individuals and families to purchase food, will not issue benefits on…
(WHTM) -- Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services is displaying partisan messages on its website blaming Republicans for the federal government shutdown. "Because Republicans in Washington D.C., failed to pass a federal budget, causing the federal government shutdown, November 2025 SNAP benefits cannot be paid," a banner on the website's homepage…