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With the government shutdown ongoing, SNAP benefits are set to stop, leaving millions of Americans facing food insecurity and prompting nonprofits to brace for increased demand.
An estimated 42 million individuals receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits monthly.
If the federal government shutdown continues, nearly 1.4 million Ohioans could miss the monthly payments that help them buy groceries starting Nov. 1.
With millions facing the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off starting in November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are contending with a separate risk to funding.
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Democratic-led states filed suit in federal court, arguing the Trump administration’s halt to SNAP aid during the shutdown harms millions of low-income Americans.