US Government Shutdown Threatens Food Aid for 42 Million

The partial US government shutdown, now in its fifth week, could disrupt food assistance for 42 million people through the SNAP program. An advocacy group warns of an unprecedented hunger crisis, urging the USDA to release contingency funds to prevent the benefits from being cut in November.


US Government Shutdown Threatens Food Aid for 42 Million

**The state of SNAP benefits administration affects the SNAP program, covering 42 million Americans.**

The primary function of the state agency administering SNAP benefits is to ensure that the SNAP program is properly implemented, which may involve providing assistance to the SNAP program to ensure the continuous provision of SNAP benefits, which currently covers 42 million Americans, including 16 million children. This was preceded by a non-commercial organization Share Our Strength, which was named "a policy of the hungry, as it ran not for profit."

According to the organization's data, the payment was made on a critical date: first in the history of SNAP, 42 million children could lose financial support. "This is a state budgetary reassignment in the program, obviously aimed at reducing the cost of products," said the organization's director Ann Filip.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially announced that the payment of SNAP benefits will be made from November 1. One Filip noted that the USDA has a reserve fund of $5-6 million, intended for emergency situations. "USDA is obliged to use these resources and redirect them to the SNAP program," she said.

The organization predicted that the payment or transfer of benefits will not negatively affect only recipients of housing subsidies, but also on the local economy. "This will harm retailers working with SNAP, and also shake the foundations of state agents," said Filip, the whistleblower, who said "they cannot afford to give us a day."

The situation under investigation concerns the influence of state programs on groups and the need for a timely political decision.