US EditionSNAP Benefits Expiring and Health Care Premiums Set to Skyrocket Saturday
More than 40 million Americans lose SNAP food aid as government shutdown continues; health care premiums through the Affordable Care Act expected to more than double, officials said.
- On Saturday, SNAP benefits expire nationwide, cutting off fresh federal food aid for more than 40 million Americans as the Affordable Care Act individual enrollment window opens Saturday.
- The month-long government shutdown has halted funding for SNAP, with lawmakers deadlocked as Democrats repeatedly vote against reopening and Republicans refuse to reopen the government.
- An analysis found 85% of SNAP recipient families had at least one worker, with monthly payments ranging from about $200 to $700, affecting 42 million Americans and 2 million Pennsylvanians.
- Local food banks and pantries are already reporting strain, state Departments of Human Services and Agriculture coordinate relief, and a hot-meal distribution event is planned next week while U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani weighs emergency funds.
- The Affordable Care Act enrollment window opens amid the funding crisis, with the administration planning to shift more than $5 billion, including about $2.5 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while only 46% of U.S. adults have three months' emergency savings.
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Walz’s bad SNAP math
Some 42 million people will miss food assistance payments this weekend due to the Democratic Party‘s federal government shutdown. There is no reason for this to happen. Senate Republicans have voted to prevent it more than a dozen times. They have also always been willing to discuss extending expiring Affordable Care Act bonus subsidies in exchange for reforms to the program. But this shutdown isn’t really about making healthcare insurance affor…
Democratic Governors Call Out Congressional Republicans for Skyrocketing ACA Premiums and Suspending SNAP Benefits
DGA/HOY en Delaware With millions of Americans waking up tomorrow to skyrocketing health care premiums and expiring SNAP benefits, Democratic governors condemned Republicans for refusing to work across the aisle to bring down Americans’ health care costs and ensure families can put food on the table. DGA Chair Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, DGA Vice Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer sounded the alarm over the impacts of hi…
Shutdown to impact food benefits starting Saturday
The ongoing government shutdown will lead to the cessation in federal food assistance benefits starting tomorrow, leaving 560,000 South Carolinians without vital help. About half of those also have children. The post Shutdown to impact food benefits starting Saturday appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
With SNAP Benefits Set to Expire, Here Are 6 Ways to Stretch Your Food Budget
Nearly 42 million Americans will have less money in their food budget in November if the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is allowed to run out of funds. President Donald Trump promised on Oct. 29 to find additional funding for the program amid the month-long government shutdown. A federal judge is also considering whether to order the release of emergency funds to supply the program. But some states have already said No…
With SNAP benefits expiring for 2M Pa. residents, faith leaders see panic setting in
If funding for SNAP comes to a halt on Saturday, 2 million Pennsylvanians will be among the 42 million Americans who will face empty cupboards and hunger. Amid the outrage, there is a call for empathy.
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