SNAP benefits won't arrive Nov. 1
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The Legislature faces tight deadlines this week to keep food assistance flowing to 17% of the state’s residents and to adjust next spring’s election timetable.
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration Friday after Louisiana SNAP recipients were warned that no new benefits will be available in November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The Louisiana House unanimously passed a resolution Oct. 24 directing the state health department to step in and fund food stamps through November while the federal government is shut down. It heads to the Senate next.
South Louisiana’s food system is under growing strain as the federal government shutdown stalls funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Louisiana political leaders are preparing to use around $150 million monthly in state funding to help continue food assistance benefits while the federal government shutdown in Washington D.C. continues,
Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature are trying to find a way to keep food stamps working for the nearly 800,000 people in Louisiana who use them.
More than 792,000 Louisiana residents depend on SNAP, including about 356,800 children, 88,200 seniors, and more than 120,000 people with disabilities.
The Louisiana Department of Health will begin notifying families this week. Notices will also be provided to businesses and retailers that take SNAP benefits.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is warning that SNAP recipients in the state will not receive benefits for November unless the federal government is reopened.
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