SNAP Benefits to freeze in Nov. due to government shutdown
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People in Pennsylvania are being alerted to a new scam targeting those who receive SNAP benefits.The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services said Wednesday that SNAP clients are receiving calls from several phone numbers saying that benefits are on hold until eligibility can be verified by calling a number and providing a pin.
SNAP development director Sasha Gersten-Paal has said there won't be enough funds to send benefits to the roughly 42 million food stamp recipients next month. However, the Trump Administration might be legally required to provide SNAP even during shutdown, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
We could see a surge in need for food assistance like we’ve never really seen before,” a spokeswoman for the nonprofit Feeding Pennsylvania said.
As the federal government shutdown threatens to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits across Central Pennsylvania, WellSpan Health is stepping in with a $275,000 donation to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank — a contribution expected to provide the equivalent of 1 million meals to families in need,
More changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with fewer people exempt from work requirements — including veterans and those aged 54-64.
If the federal government shutdown continues into November, SNAP payments will dry up for nearly 472,000 residents in Philadelphia alone.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is warning SNAP recipients that there is an active scam that aims to target their benefits. According to the department, recipients have been receiving calls from the numbers listed below,
Without a citywide effort to protect access to SNAP, work requirements will leave Philadelphians without food on the table.
U.S. states this week warned food aid recipients that their benefits may not be distributed in November if the federal government shutdown stretches into its fourth week. Warnings issued on at least two dozen state websites flag the potential for an unprecedented benefit gap for more than 41 million people who get aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
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