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As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
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SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.
With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.
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As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.
Bucks County residents are set to lose SNAP benefits, formerly called "food stamps," Nov. 1 amid a federal shutdown and Pennsylvania budget impasse.