Multiple states have warned that the ongoing government shutdown could soon halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, often called food stamps.
While U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters this past week that the SNAP program is expected to run out of funding starting on Nov. 1, several states have begun to issue warnings.
The West Virginia Department of Human Services said in a Facebook post on Oct. 18 that it is “very likely” the government shutdown would delay SNAP benefits being sent out in November if the federal government is not reopened “in the coming days.”
The agency added that the USDA’s Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service had told the state to delay its October benefits that were approved on or after Oct. 16….