Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana

Shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP

In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money. States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let it lapse,…

Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP

INDIANAPOLIS — In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money. States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let…

"We Want Our Entitlements": In November, Food Stamp Money Will Run Out For 42 Million Very Angry Americans

What do you think is going to happen when tens of millions of impoverished Americans suddenly stop getting their food stamp money from the government? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a lot of them will be extremely angry. Unfortunately, if the current government shutdown stretches into the month of November, we really will be facing a nightmare scenario. Vast numbers of extraordinarily frustrated people will be demanding their money,…

Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana

In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money. States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let it lapse,…

Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana | City-County Observer

By Whitney Downard and Casey Smith, Indiana Capitol Chronicle In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money. States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let it lapse, a move that could cut benefits for the 157,000 Hoosiers who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC. But the Indiana Dep

USDA warns SNAP benefits could be delayed if shutdown continues

(LOOTPRESS) – The Trump administration has warned state governments that there will be “insufficient funds” to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the ongoing federal government shutdown extends past October, Axios reported. According to a letter sent to state agencies and obtained by Axios, Ronald Ward, the acting associate administrator of SNAP, said the program currently has enough funding to operate only thr…