"South Florida nonprofit food distributors already pressured by tight money and limited supplies are gearing up for what is potentially their biggest challenge of the year: helping low-income residents who stand to lose federal nutrition benefits by the end of this week. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may run dry if the government remains largely idle into November and the U.S. Department of Agriculture follows through on a pledge to withhold between $5 billion and $6 billion in contingency funds."
""You may receive notices about your eligible benefit amount, but you will not receive any benefits deposited to your EBT card during this time," the notice says. "The Department is monitoring the federal government shutdown closely and will notify you as soon as we can resume issuing benefits, and any updates will be posted to this webpage." Benefits for October have been issued as scheduled."
South Florida nonprofit food distributors face strained resources while preparing to assist low-income residents who could lose federal nutrition benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may run out if the federal government remains idle into November and the U.S. Department of Agriculture withholds $5 billion to $6 billion in contingency funds. The Florida Department of Children and Families announced that November benefits will not be issued until federal funding is restored and that applicants and renewals do not need to reapply. Beneficiaries may receive notices but will not receive EBT deposits during the interruption. The federal government must restore funding by Nov. 1 to resume SNAP payments.
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