Forty-two million people — roughly 1 in 8 Americans — could see cuts or delays to food assistance as soon as Saturday if the government shutdown continues.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes called food stamps, provides money for groceries to low-income Americans. The program distributes over $90 billion in benefits a year and accounts for roughly 9 percent of all grocery spending in the country, according to Agriculture Department estimates.
The federal government said it couldn’t pay for SNAP benefits in November due to the government shutdown. On Friday, though, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release funds for the program. But the released benefits are likely to be delayed, and it’s unclear who will go without part or all of their grocery budget in November.
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